Elide
Elide , transitive verb
[Latin elidere to strike out or off; e + laedere to hurt by striking: compare French élider. See Lesion.]
1.
To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument. [Obsolete] — Hooker
2.
(Grammar) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision.