elide

verb3

1. •
   To leave out or omit (something).

   • Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?'. — 1995
2. •
   To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
3. •
   To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.