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Definition blank out in British English

blank out phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

if you blank out a feeling, memory, warning etc, you deliberately try not to think about it or try to forget it

Example

The experience was so terrible he just blanked it out.

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2

to hide or cover something so that you cannot see it

Example

Some of the words had been blanked out.

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Example

I don't know what happened - I just blanked out.

Definition blank out in British English