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   Blot

   /blät/

   

   noun

   • 1. a dark mark or stain, typically one made by ink, paint, or dirt: "a blot of ink" Similar spotdotmarkspeckfleckblotchsmudgepatchdabsmutsplashsmearstreakinformal:splotchsplodge
   • ▪ a shameful act or quality that tarnishes an otherwise good character or reputation: "the only blot on an otherwise clean campaign" Similar blemishtaintflawfaultdefectstaintarnishingimperfectionblightdisgracedishonorstigmabrandslur
   • ▪ a procedure in which proteins or nucleic acids separated on a gel are transferred directly to an immobilizing medium for identification.

   verb

   • 1. dry (a wet surface or substance) using an absorbent material: "Guy blotted his face with a dust rag" Similar soak upabsorbtake upsuck updraw upsponge upmop upsop updry updry outdabpatpressOpposite exudemoisten
   • 2. mark or stain (something): "dark patches of dirt blotted the gray dress" Similar smudgesmearspotblotchdotmarkspecklebespattertarnishtaintstainblackensullysmearmardishonordisgracebring discredit tocalumniatetraducedrag through the mud/mireliterary:besmearbesmircharchaic:spotbreathe onOpposite honorenhance
   • ▪ tarnish the good character or reputation of: "the turmoil blotted his memory of the school" Similar tarnishtaintstainblackensullysmearmardishonordisgracebring discredit tocalumniatetraducedrag through the mud/mireliterary:besmearbesmircharchaic:spotbreathe onOpposite honorenhance
   • 3. cover writing or pictures with ink or paint so that they cannot be seen: "Mary dug her brush into black paint and blotted out her picture"
   • ▪ obscure a view: "a dust shield blotting out the sun"
   • ▪ obliterate or disregard something painful in one's memory or existence: "the concentration necessary to her job blotted out all the feelings"
   • 4. transfer by means of a blot.

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blettr.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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