elide

 
Pronunciation: /ɪˈlʌɪd/

verb

[with object]
  • 1omit (a sound or syllable) when speaking: (as adjective elided) elided consonants
  • 2join together; merge: whole periods of time are elided into a few seconds of screen time

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'annul', chiefly as a Scots legal term): from Latin elidere 'crush out', from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + laedere 'to dash'