ellipsing

Verb

ellipse (third-person singular simple present ellipses, present participle ellipsing, simple past and past participle ellipsed)

1. To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
   • In B's response to A's question:- (A: Would you like to go out?, B: I'd love to), the words that are ellipsed are go out.

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