blot out
[verb]
Synonyms: erase, annul, black (out), cancel, delete, efface, expunge, obliterate, wipe (out), x (out), annihilate, abate, abolish, eradicate, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, root out, uncreate

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English Thesaurus: forget, don’t remember/can’t remember, have no recollection of something, slip your mind, it goes in one ear and out the other, ...

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blot something ↔ out phrasal verb (see also blot)

1. to cover or hide something completely:
Thick white smoke blotted out the sun.

2. if you blot out an unpleasant memory, a thought etc, you deliberately try to forget it:
She said she took drugs to blot out her problems.

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forget to not remember something or someone:
I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten your name.
It was an experience she would never forget.
don’t remember/can’t remember used when saying that you have forgotten something:
I know I needed something at the shops, but I can’t remember what it was.
have no recollection of something formal to not remember anything about something that happened in the past:
He told the jury that he had no recollection of the accident.
slip your mind especially spoken if something that you must do slips your mind, you forget to do it because you are busy thinking about other things:
I’m sorry I didn’t call. There was so much going on that it completely slipped my mind.
it goes in one ear and out the other spoken used to say that someone forgets what you tell them very quickly because they are not interested or do not listen properly:
With kids you have to say everything twice. It all goes in one ear and out the other.
my mind goes blank especially spoken used to say that you are suddenly unable to remember something at a time when you need it:
I was so nervous that my mind went blank as soon as they asked me a question.
put something out of your mind to make yourself stop thinking about something that stops you concentrating or makes you angry, sad, or nervous:
When I’m competing I put everything out of my mind and concentrate on winning.
put something behind you to stop thinking about something sad or unpleasant that happened to you in the past, so that you can continue with your life and be happy:
It can take a long time to put a traumatic experience like that behind you.
take/keep your mind off something to do something that helps you stop thinking about a problem for a short time:
Sara went out for a walk to try and take her mind off things.
blot something out to forget an unpleasant memory or thought, by deliberately stopping yourself from thinking about it:
He started drinking heavily in an effort to blot out the thought of what he had done.
I wanted to blot out the events of the previous day.
shut somebody/something out to deliberately forget someone or something and not let them be part of your thoughts and feelings:
The marriage was a disaster, and her husband shut her out of his life completely.

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blot out
blot out (something)
to make something stop upsetting you.
I twist the pillow over my head to blot out the horrible sounds.

She closed her eyes, trying to blot out the memory of the day's events.

Related vocabulary: block out something
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of blot (= to cover something with drops of ink)

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blot out something
blot out (something)
to make something stop upsetting you.
I twist the pillow over my head to blot out the horrible sounds.

She closed her eyes, trying to blot out the memory of the day's events.

Related vocabulary: block out something
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of blot (= to cover something with drops of ink)

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blot out
v. phr.
1. To obstruct; cover; obscure.
The high-rise building in front of our apartment house blots out the view of the ocean.
2. To wipe out of one's memory.
Jane can't remember the details when she was attacked in the streets; she blotted it out of her memory.

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