blot out vs plateau

blot out

verb
  • To make indecipherable; to obliterate. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blot, out. 

  • To obscure. 

  • To annihilate 

plateau

verb
  • (of a varying quantity) To reach a stable level after a period of increase; to level off. 

noun
  • A comparatively stable level after a period of increase. 

  • A notable level of attainment or achievement. 

  • A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland. 

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