1. to omit or leave out something, especially sounds, syllables, or words in speech or writing
Usage: linguistics; grammar
2. to suppress or ignore something deliberately
Usage: formal

Examples

• In casual speech, people often elide the final consonant of words.
• The poet chose to elide certain syllables to maintain the meter.
• The politician tried to elide the controversial details from his speech.
• When speaking quickly, we tend to elide unstressed vowels.
• The editor decided to elide the redundant paragraph from the article.
• In contractions like ‘don’t,’ we elide the ‘o’ from ‘do not.’
• The witness seemed to elide important facts during testimony.