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black out

blac·kout

fairly common

verb

1.

obliterate or extinguish

  • “Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived”
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2.

darken completely

  • “The dining room blackened out”
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3.

suppress by censorship as for political reasons

  • “parts of the newspaper article were blacked out”
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4.

Origin

Deverbal from black out.

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