to blanket
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4.2
- verb
- /ˈblæŋkɪt/
- Both your lawn and your driveway are now blanketed with pine needles and damp sawdust.
- blanket the area
- blanketed by ice
- blanket the island
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- They'll kind of self seed and multiply and blanket an area.
- You mustn't, you mustn't blanket, blanket punish people of that.
Examples
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The entire island is to be blanketed, not one square inch missed.
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Enough steam escapes from the hot springs to perpetually blanket the valley with fog.
Fiction book (1993) -
I will blanket the city in endless winter!
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I'll blanket her in warmth and security.
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There are more fresh horses off on one side, blanketed against the cold.
Academic text (1998) -
I even tried Boston and Washington, but it seems this blizzard is blanketing the entire East Coast.
Fiction book (1999) -
Steep cliffs rise up on either side, and fog blankets the mountains for half the year.
Academic text (2010) -
Below her, the street was silent and green-golden, blanketed with the thick autumn air.
Fiction book (1993) -
Winter storms blanketed parts of the Northeast yesterday... resulting in highway closures in several states... along the eastern seaboard.
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The heavy snow began to blanket the streets, making travel difficult.
Synonyms
560
1.0
To cover something by putting material around it
216
3.4
Cover something by winding a cloth around it
72
3.6
Cover something completely with paper, cloth or another material to protect it
63
2.8
To cover something with a thin layer of a substance
37
6.0
To cover something completely, often with a cloth
34
4.5
To surround something completely, like fog or darkness
7
4.2
To cover completely with something so it is hard to see or reach
6
5.6
To cover something completely, as if by a blanket or mist
5
4.7
To cover a surface with a thick layer like flowers or snow
3
6.8
To cover something with strong heavy cloth
2
5.8
To hang cloth to cover or hide something
1
7.2
To cover something with a cloth or paper
1
8.0
To cover something completely, often by surrounding it with cloth or paper
1
5.5
To cover something with cloth or leaves to give shade
1
7.4
To cover something completely with cloth or a thin layer like chocolate
1
6.8
To cover something with a protective layer
1
7.2
To cover something completely, like fog or snow
1
6.3
To cover a person or thing with a large cloth to keep warm
1
4.4
To cover something with an extra layer to protect it or make it look nicer
To wrap someone or something warmly in a blanket
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
To block a wide range of radio frequencies at once so radios in an area cannot work
Compounds
1
4.2
A thick cloth or pad placed under a saddle to protect a horse's back and soak up sweat
- Specialized
1
5.8
A strong decorative stitch for the edge of thick fabric to stop fraying
1
8.4
A small wildflower from the central United States with yellow petals and a red center
How Completely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blanket as a verb comes from the noun, which comes from old French blanchet from blanc 'white'; to blanket something is to cover it completely, just like putting a blanket over a bed. So the verb keeps the image of full covering.