E·lide v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elided; p. pr. & vb. n. Eliding.]
1. To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument. [Obs.]
2. Gram. To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision.
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