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Meaning of elido | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[eːˈliː.doː]

Definitions

  1. to knock, dash or strike out
    conjugation-3
  2. to tear, force or squeeze out
    conjugation-3
  3. to shatter or crush
    conjugation-3

Examples

“...sānē murtēta relinquī dictaque cessantem nervīs ēlīdere morbum sulfura contemnī vīcus gemit, invidus aegrīs, quī caput et stomachum suppōnere fontibus audent Clūsīnīs Gabiōsque petunt et frīgida rūra.”

Of course the town murmurs at its myrtle-groves being deserted, and its sulphur baths despised, so famous for driving a lingering disorder from the sinews, and takes offence at invalids who dare to plunge head and stomach under the showers from Clusium's springs, or who repair to Gabii and its cold ocuntry-side.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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