Results

Definition of eliding : of Elide

Synonyms:

deducting, shearing, clipping, diminishing, depreciating, reducing, decreasing, cropping, pruning, abridging, lowering, discounting, lessening, bobbing, weeding, subtracting, paring, trimming, docking, cutting, curtailing, shaving, deleting

Usage examples:

• She had this way of rushing subjects, eliding the obvious, and relying on her hearers. - "Somehow Good", William de Morgan.