elide

A verb used to indicate the act of omitting, suppressing, or leaving out a sound, syllable, or part of a word in speech or writing.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar a ação de omitir, suprimir ou excluir um som, uma sílaba ou parte de uma palavra na fala ou na escrita.

1. Omit or leave out C1 formal

   To deliberately leave out or strike out a part of something, such as a sound, syllable, or word.

   • In rapid speech, speakers often elide certain vowels.
   • The editor decided to elide the redundant paragraph from the article.
   • Poets sometimes elide syllables to maintain meter.

   🇵🇹Omitir

   Sinônimos: cutdeletedropexciseleave outomitremovestrike

   Antônimos: addincludeinsertretain

• elided past participle
• elided past simple
• eliding present participle
• elides third person singular