elide
/ɪˈlaɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.75 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
Example Sentences
- "Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?'."
- "As Ms Shafak summarises, “the state is privileged, all-powerful and yet paradoxically safeguarded as if it were a fragile entity in need of protection.” Between it and its citizens a gulf looms; conversely, officials elide its interests with their own."
Etymology
From Latin ēlīdō (“to knock, dash or strike out”), from ex- (“out, away”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence e- (“assimilated form of ex-”)).
Origin
- Source language: Latin