blot out

verb

blotted out; blotting out; blots out

: to make obscure, insignificant, or inconsequential

: wipe out, destroy

blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device bushes blotted out the shed from our view

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of blot out was in 1549

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“Blot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blot%20out. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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blot out

verb

: to make unimportant

: to make hard to see or invisible : hide

: destroy sense 1, kill

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