ELIDE

elide. Elide, v.t. to break or dash in pieces, to destroy

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E‐lide″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elided; p. pr. & vb. n. Eliding.] [[L. elidere to strike out or off; e + laedere to hurt by striking: cf. F. élider. See Lesion.]] 1. 1. To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument. Hooker.
2. 2. (Gram.) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision.