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Definition of elide verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

elide

verb

NAmE//ɪˈlaɪd//

elide something (phonetics)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they elide

he / she / it elides

past simple elided

-ing form eliding

to leave out the sound of part of a word when you are pronouncing it The “t” in “often” may be elided. see elision

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