elide

elide
[[t]ɪla͟ɪd[/t]]
elides, eliding, elided
1) VERB If you elide something, especially a distinction, you leave it out or ignore it. [FORMAL]

[V n] These habits of thinking elide the difference between what is common and what is normal.

2) VERB In linguistics, if you elide a word, you do not pronounce or write it fully. [TECHNICAL]

[V n] He complained about BBC announcers eliding their words.

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