5 May 2013

elide

[ih-lahyd]

verb (used with object), e·lid·ed, e·lid·ing.
1. to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation. For example, headlines will often elide words that would otherwise be necessary: ‘Bank made record profit’, which normally would read: ‘The bank made a record profit’.
2. to suppress; omit; ignore; pass over.
3. Law. to annul or quash.
Origin:
1585–95; < Latin ēlīdere to strike out, equivalent to ē- e-1 + -līdere, combining form of laedere to wound

Related forms
un·e·lid·ed, adjective

Today’s aphorism

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.

– Sun Tzu

On this day

5 May – Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for 5th of May), celebrates Mexican heritage and pride. It originated as a celebration of freedom for Mexicans following the victory by Mexican forces over the French at the Battle of Puebla on 5 May 1862.

5 May 1821 – death of Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor