" blot out "

1: to destroy all traces of;

  * e.g., " ... blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abolish,

•  annihilate,

•  black out,

•  cancel,

•  clean (up),

•  efface,

•  eradicate,

•  erase,

•  expunge,

•  exterminate,

•  extirpate,

•  liquidate,

•  obliterate,

•  root (out),

•  rub out,

•  snuff (out),

•  stamp (out),

•  sweep (away),

•  wipe out

•  Antonyms : 

•  bare,

•  disclose,

•  display,

•  divulge,

•  expose,

•  reveal,

•  show,

•  uncloak,

•  uncover,

•  unmask,

•  unveil

2: to keep secret or shut off from view;

  * e.g., " ... bushes blotted out the shed from our view "

•  Synonyms : 

•  belie,

•  blanket,

•  cloak,

•  conceal,

•  cover,

•  curtain,

•  disguise,

•  enshroud,

•  hide,

•  mask,

•  obscure,

•  occult,

•  paper over,

•  screen,

•  shroud,

•  suppress,

•  veil

•  Antonyms : 

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