blot out

• Verbo frasal que significa cobrir, esconder ou apagar algo por completo, muitas vezes usado metaforicamente para memórias, luz ou sons.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of covering, hiding, or erasing something completely, often used metaphorically for memories or light.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Obscure or hideformal

   To cover or hide something completely so it cannot be seen.

   Obscurecer ou esconder

   • The thick fog blotted out the entire landscape.
   • Tall buildings blot out the sun in the city center.
   • The clouds blotted out the stars.

   Sinônimoscloudconcealcovereclipsehidemaskobscurescreenshroudveil

   Antônimosexposerevealuncover

2. Erase from memoryformal

   To deliberately forget or remove a memory or thought.

   Apagar da memória

   • He tried to blot out the painful memories of the accident.
   • She blotted out all thoughts of her ex-boyfriend.
   • Time helps to blot out the worst experiences.

   Sinônimosdeleteeffaceeradicateeraseexpungeobliteratewipe out

   Antônimosrecallrememberretain

Verbo baseblot