elide
verb/ɪˈlaɪd/
Etymology From Latin ēlīdō (“to knock, dash or strike out”), from ex- (“out, away”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence e- (“assimilated form of ex-”)).
1
To leave out or omit (something).
- Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?'.1995, Andrew Bennett, Nicholas Royle, An introduction to literature, criticism and theory:
2
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
3
To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
- As Ms Shafak summarises, “the state is privileged, all-powerful and yet paradoxically safeguarded as if it were a fragile entity in need of protection.” Between it and its citizens a gulf looms; conversely, officials elide its interests with their own.2014 July 10, “Because we’re worth it”, in The Economist: