Elide
Pronunciation : E*lide"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. elidere to strike out or off; e + laedere to hurt by striking: cf. F. ?lider. See Lesion.]
Definition : 1. To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument. [Obs.] Hooker.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision.
t. [imp. & p. p. Elided; p. pr. & vb. n. Eliding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913