ēlīdō sī, sus, ere ex + laedo, to strike out, dash out, tear out, force out, squeeze out: auriga e curru eliditur: nubibus ignīs, O.: spuma elisa, dashed up, V.: herbam, O.: nervis morbum, H.

— To dash to pieces, shatter, crush: caput saxo, L.: fauces, to strangle, O.: navīs, Cs.: anguīs, to strangle, V.

—Fig., to break down, destroy: nervos virtutis: aegritudine elidi.