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black out

verb
  1. To censor or cover up by writing over with black ink. (transitive)
  2. To censor or cover up. (figuratively, transitive)
  3. To lose consciousness; to suffer a blackout. (intransitive)
  4. To cause (someone) to lose consciousness. (transitive)
  5. To obscure in darkness. (transitive)
  6. To be in a state of blackout, as a building, a city, a ship. (intransitive) · The countryside blacked out to avoid helping enemy aircraft.
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Consequently, when Marilla entered her kitchen and found the fire black out, with no sign of Anne anywhere, she felt justly disappointed and irritated.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 210 · C1

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