E-līde′, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ELIDED; p. pr. & vb. n. ELIDING.] [Lat. elidere, to strike out or off, from e, out, and laedere, to strike or dash with force against, Fr. élider, It. elidere.]

1. To break or dash in pieces; to crush; as, to elide the force of an argument. [Obs.] Hooker.
2. (Gram.) To cut off or suppress, as a syllable.