Dictionary Entry
elide
elide is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument.
- 2transitive verb
To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision.
- 3verb
leave or strike out
"This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"
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