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Elide

ɪˈlʌɪd

Elide definitions

verb

Inflections:

elide elided elides eliding

omit (a sound or syllable) when speaking

"English speakers often elide the vowel completely"

Synonyms:
leave out exclude fail to include except shut out leave off take out miss out miss fail to mention pass over drop delete cut erase eliminate elide expunge rub out cross out strike out dispense with
join together; merge

"whole periods of time are elided into a few seconds of screen time"