elide

See also Elide, élide, and élidé

English [edit]

elide (third-person singular simple present elides, present participle eliding, simple past and past participle elided)

To break or dash in pieces; to demolish.
To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one.
To distract from or evade (a question or line of argument)

Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?' — Bennet and Royle, An introduction to literature, criticism and theory
To leave out or omit (something)

elide

ēlīde