blank sth out
— phrasal verb with blank uk/blæŋk/us/blæŋk/verb
(COVER)
to intentionally cover over something that is written so that it cannot be read:
Some of the names in the report have been blanked out.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deleting writing
- blank
- cross
- cross sb/sth off (sth)
- cross sth out
- delete
- deletion
- edit
- edit sth out
- efface
- erase
- rub
- rub sth out
- score
- score sth out/through
- strike
- strike sth out/through
- x
(FORGET)
to stop yourself thinking about a memory because it is unpleasant and you would prefer not to remember it:
There may be a traumatic incident in your past that you have blanked out.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Forgetting and forgetfulness
- absent-minded
- be on the tip of your tongue idiom
- beneath the/sb's radar idiom
- blank
- blot sth out
- blur
- brain fade
- ear
- go in one ear and out the other idiom
- least
- least said soonest mended idiom
- lose sight of sth idiom 1
- lose sight of sth
- sight
- sink
- slip sb's memory/mind idiom
- slip through the net idiom
- take sb's mind off sth idiom
- unlearn
- your mind is a blank/goes blank idiom
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