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to dislimn

to dislimn

9.9
To leave out details from a story or description
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : omitir
  • The editor decided to dislimn certain minor events from the final version of the article.

Examples

  • In his memoir, he chose to dislimn painful memories from his childhood.

  • The artist would often dislimn background details to focus attention on the main subject.

  • Don't dislimn the essence of the story!

  • I can't believe you dislimned the best parts of the story!

  • The editor decided to dislimn certain minor events from the final version of the article.

  • In his memoir, he chose to dislimn painful memories from his childhood.

  • The artist would often dislimn background details to focus attention on the main subject.

Synonyms

to leave out
vsto dislimn
312 2.3

To not include someone or something

focuses on omission inside descriptions, accounts, or depictions
to omit
vsto dislimn
66 3.4

Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident

is specific to skipping details in descriptions, accounts, or depictions
to pretermit
vsto dislimn
  • Archaic
9.9

To leave something out on purpose

refers neutrally to skipping content in descriptive accounts without blame

Antonyms

to include
∞ 1.0

To make a person or thing part of something larger

How Much Omitted

to delete
287 2.0
to dislimn
  • Archaic
9.9
to elide
2 8.2
to skim
1 2.7

Surface Forms

dislimn infinitive
dislimned past
dislimned past participle
dislimning present participle
dislimns third person singular

Morphology

dislimn = limn (semi-transparent) = dis + limn

From 'limn' meaning 'depict or describe', 'dislimn' can be interpreted as removing something from a depiction, but this omission sense is less direct than simple reversal.

Etymology

Dislimn comes from dis- 'remove' and limn 'to describe or draw', so you can think of it as 'removing a description'. That's why to dislimn can mean to leave something out of a story or account and not describe it.