different between demolish vs elide

English

Etymology

Attested since the 16th century; from Middle French demoliss-, the stem of some conjugated forms of the verb demolir (“to destroy”, “to tear down”), from Latin d?m?lior (“I tear down”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??m?l.??/

Verb

demolish (third-person singular simple present demolishes, present participle demolishing, simple past and past participle demolished)

1. To destroy.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To defeat or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
   • 1992, Robert Rankin, The Antipope (page 68)

     The Captain folded his brow into a look of intense perplexity. 'You seem exceedingly spry for a man who demolished an entire bottle of brandy and better part of an ounce of shag in a single evening.'
     'And very nice too,' said the tramp. 'Now as to breakfast?'

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:destroy

Related terms

• demolition

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “demolish”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• modelish

English

Etymology

From Latin ?l?d? (“I strike out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??la?d/
• Rhymes: -a?d

Verb

elide (third-person singular simple present elides, present participle eliding, simple past and past participle elided)

1. To leave out or omit (something).
2. To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
3. To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.

Usage notes

The third sense, “conflate”, seems to be a recent development. It is not recognized by dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster and can be considered to be incorrect.

Related terms

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “elide”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• edile, idele

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ide

Verb

elide

1. third-person singular present indicative of elidere

Anagrams

• edile

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e??li?.de/, [e??li?d??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e?li.de/, [??li?d??]

Verb

?l?de

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ?l?d?

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e?lide/, [e?li.ð?e]

Verb

elide

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of elidir.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of elidir.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of elidir.