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Word entry · 5 letters

elide

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"Leave out in speech"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈlaɪd/Part of speech verbSorted deeilStarts with EEnds with E1 clues
1E2L3I4D5E

Definitions

  1. leave or strike out

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?'.

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