ELIDE
What does "ELIDE" mean?
To omit a sound or syllable in speech, or to leave something out or merge it.
Meanings
- To leave out a vowel, consonant, or syllable when speaking or writing. In rapid speech we elide the 'a' so 'I am' becomes 'I'm'. technical
- To pass over or suppress, especially to blur a distinction. The summary elided the differences between the two proposals. formal
- To merge or join together so as to remove a separation. The argument elides ethics and economics into a single calculus. formal
Word origin
From Latin 'elidere' (to strike out, force out), from 'e-' (out) plus 'laedere' (to strike, hurt); the related noun is 'elision'.
Remember it
ELIDE shares 'e-out' with 'eject' - you eject a sound when you elide it.
A little poem
Two words leaned close and dropped a single sound-
and in the gap a smoother speech was found.
couplet
Wordplay
- Editors love to elide - they cut the word for cutting words until even the cutting is gone.
What it teaches
What you leave out shapes the meaning as much as what you keep; elision is a kind of argument.
Quick facts
What does ELIDE mean?
To omit a sound or syllable in speech, or to leave something out or merge it.
Is ELIDE a valid word?
Yes — ELIDE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ELIDE?
ELIDE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ELIDE come from?
From Latin 'elidere' (to strike out, force out), from 'e-' (out) plus 'laedere' (to strike, hurt); the related noun is 'elision'.
What can ELIDE teach us?
What you leave out shapes the meaning as much as what you keep; elision is a kind of argument.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.