Elide (verb)
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To omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation./ To suppress or omit.
(law) To annul or quash.
First recorded in 1530–50; from Latin ēlīdere “to strike out,” equivalent to ē- “out, out of; away” + -līdere, combining form of laedere “to wound”; e-
Example sentences
“But this kind of ludicrous fantasy allows Hegseth to elide the deep paradox of his argument.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
