verb🔗ShareOmitir, suprimirTo leave out or omit (something)."The speaker tended to elide the negative aspects of the project, focusing only on the successes. "El orador tendía a omitir los aspectos negativos del proyecto, centrándose solo en los éxitos.languagelinguisticsgrammarwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareelidir, suprimirTo cut off, as a vowel or a syllable."In casual speech, people often elide the "to" in phrases like "going to," making it sound like "gonna." "En el habla informal, la gente a menudo elide el "to" en frases como "going to", haciéndolo sonar como "gonna".languagephoneticsgrammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFusionar, difuminarTo conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between."The politician tried to elide the difference between raising taxes and investing in public services, hoping voters wouldn't notice the details. "El político intentó fusionar la diferencia entre aumentar los impuestos e invertir en servicios públicos, esperando que los votantes no notaran los detalles.languagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading