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blank sth out
[ M ] COVER
1. 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., blank sth out
[ M ] FORGET
2. to stop yourself thinking about a memory because it is unpleasant and you would prefer not to remember it
• There may be traumatic incident in your past that you have blanked out.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun empty space on paper VERB + BLANK fill in In the test, we had to fill in the blanks. | leave If you don't know the answer, just leave a blank. cartridge for a gun VERB + BLANK fire Soldiers fired blanks into the sky., adj. with nothing written, recorded, etc. on VERBS be | go The screen's gone blank. | remain | leave sth I left the third column blank. ADV. completely, entirely without emotion/interest/understanding VERBS be, look Gina looked blank; then understanding dawned. | go What if my mind goes completely blank with panic? | remain ADV. completely | studiously His expression remained studiously blank.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary