leave off vs elide

leave off and elide both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
leave off	No	No	Yes	No
elide	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, elide is a hyponym of leave off; that is, elide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leave off:

leave off (verb)	elide (verb)
cease to use	leave or strike out
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
come to an end, stop or cease