elideとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ɪˈlaɪd/
• 韻: -aɪd

動詞

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

1. To leave out or omit (something).
   • 1995, Andrew Bennett, Nicholas Royle, An introduction to literature, criticism and theory:

     Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?'.

2. (linguistics) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
3. To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
   • 2014 July 10, “Because we’re worth it”, in The Economist‎:

     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.

使用する際の注意点

• The third sense, “conflate”, seems to be a recent development. It is not recognized by dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster and can be considered to be incorrect.

派生語

関連する語

参照

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “elide”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

アナグラム

• idele, leied, edile, delie

動詞

ēlīde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ēlīdō