Word a Day
elide
What does elide mean?
elide (verb): to leave out or omit (something).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use elide in a sentence?
- This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce elide?
/ɪˈlaɪd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “elide” mean?
to criticize harshly; to reprove
Not quite: that's what rebuke means.
to leave out or omit (something)
Right! That's what “elide” means.
to celebrate (a person or event)
Not quite: that's what fete means.
to examine or consider with care
Not quite: that's what peruse means.
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