| Elide 1. (v. t.) To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument. 2. (v. t.) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision. Thesaurus Entries abbreviate, abridge, abstract, bob, boil down, capsulize, cast off, cast out, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, clip, compress, condense, contract, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off short, cut out, cut short, deport, discount, dispose of, disregard, dock, eject, eliminate, epitomize, eradicate, exile, expatriate, expel, fail, foreshorten, forget, get quit of, get rid of, get shut of, ignore, liquidate, mow, nip, omit, outlaw, overlook, pass, pick out, poll, pollard, prune, purge, reap, recap, recapitulate, reduce, remove, retrench, root out, root up, shave, shear, shorten, slight, snub, strike off, strike out, stunt, sum up, summarize, synopsize, take in, telescope, throw over, throw overboard, trim, truncate, weed out |