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blot out

UK
/blɒt aʊt/
US
/blɑt aʊt/
blot outverb
blotted out
Past Simple
blotted out
Past Participle
blotting out
ing-form
UK
/blɒt aʊt/
US
/blɑt aʊt/
Translations
occulterSens courant: couvrir ou masquer complètement, au point de rendre invisible ou indistinct.
The thick fog blotted out the view of the mountains.
Le brouillard épais a occulté la vue des montagnes.
effacerSens figuré: faire disparaître de la mémoire ou de la conscience.
He tried to blot out the painful memories of the accident.
Il a essayé d’effacer les souvenirs douloureux de l’accident.
Definitions
To cover or obscure something completely, making it invisible or indistinct.
The thick fog blotted out the view of the mountains.
To erase or remove something from memory or existence.
He tried to blot out the painful memories of the accident.
Synonyms
erase
remove
obliterate
delete
extinguish
wipe out
eradicate
annihilate
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