Phrase guide
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blot, out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To obscure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To make indecipherable; to obliterate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To annihilate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: obscure, obliterate, veil, hide
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: mystify
History
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Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
