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English word origin

Etymology of elide

From Latin ēlīdō (“to knock, dash or strike out”), from ex- (“out, away”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence e- (“assimilated form of ex-”)).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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verb

To leave out or omit (something). · To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable. · To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Latin ēlīdō (“to knock, dash or strike out”), from ex- (“out, away”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence e- (“assimilated form of ex-”)).

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  • Derivation mentionēlīdōla
  • Word-formation componente-en · assimilated form of ex-
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