Elide vs Delete - What's the difference?
elide | delete |
To leave out or omit (something)
To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable
To merge or join; cleave
A remainder of a music or video release.
To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.
(computer) To hide, conceal
As verbs the difference between elide and delete
is that elide is to leave out or omit (something while delete is to remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.As a noun delete is
an alternative spelling of Delete|lang=en.elide
English
Verb
(elid)- Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?' — Bennet and Royle, An introduction to literature, criticism and theory
- 'As Ms Shafak summarises, “the state is privileged, all-powerful and yet paradoxically safeguarded as if it were a fragile entity in need of protection.” Between it and its citizens a gulf looms; conversely, officials elide its interests with their own.' Source: http://www.economist.com/news/international/21606872-how-and-why-lofty-ideologies-cohabit-rampant-corruption-because-were-worth-it
Anagrams
* ----delete
English
(Deletion)Noun
(-)- I lost the file when I accidentally hit delete .