BLOT OUT Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase blot out. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BLOT OUT
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obliterate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • reduced to nothingness verb • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing • remove completely from recognition or memory • do away with completely, without leaving a trace | ||||||||
annul | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare invalid • cancel officially | ||||||||
cancel | verbv | |||||||
noun • a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat verb • postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled • make up for • declare null and void; make ineffective • remove or make invisible • make invalid for use | ||||||||
delete | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove or make invisible • wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information • cut or eliminate | ||||||||
efface | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove completely from recognition or memory • make inconspicuous • remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing | ||||||||
eliminate | verbv | |||||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out • get rid of something • kill in large numbers • dismiss from consideration or a contest • eliminate from the body • remove from a contest or race • remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations | ||||||||
eradicate | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill in large numbers • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||||
erase | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove from memory or existence • remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing • wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information | ||||||||
expunge | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | ||||||||
nullify | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare invalid • show to be invalid • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||||||||
remove | verbv | |||||||
noun • degree of figurative distance or separation verb • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract • remove from a position or an office • dispose of • cause to leave • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes • stay away or leave • kill intentionally and with premeditation • get rid of something abstract | ||||||||
wipe out | verbv | |||||||
verb • use up (resources or materials) • kill in large numbers • eliminate completely and without a trace • remove from memory or existence • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • wipe out the effect of something | ||||||||
hide | verbv | |||||||
noun • the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) • body covering of a living animal verb • prevent from being seen or discovered • be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety • cover as if with a shroud • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
obscure | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • marked by difficulty of style or expression • difficult to find • not famous or acclaimed • not drawing attention • remote and separate physically or socially verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred • make unintelligible or unclear • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
veil | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a garment that covers the head and face • a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms • the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) • a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl verb • to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing |