The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

elide

SYLLABICATION: e·lide

PRONUNCIATION: i-lid'

TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: e·lid·ed, e·lid·ing, e·lides
1a. To omit or slur over (a syllable, for example) in pronunciation. b. To strike out (something written). 2a. To eliminate or leave out of consideration. b. To cut short; abridge.

ETYMOLOGY: Latin elidere, to strike out : e-, ex-, ex- + laedere, to strike.