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blot out

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb blot out has 1 sense
  1. obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
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Term: Blot Out

Definition: To cover or hide completely; to erase or remove from existence.

Part of speech: Verb

Sense 1:

Usage: Used when referring to physically covering something or making it completely invisible.

Example sentence: She used a black marker to blot out the mistakes on her paper.

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Sense 2:

Usage: Used metaphorically to indicate erasing or eliminating something abstract, such as a memory or an emotion.

Example sentence: He tried to blot out the painful memories of his past.

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Sense 3:

Usage: Used in terms of obliterating or destroying something completely.

Example sentence: The hurricane was so powerful that it almost blotted out the entire village.

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Sense 4:

Usage: Used to describe overshadowing or outshining someone or something.

Example sentence: The mother's achievements in her career sometimes blotted out her son's accomplishments.

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