to whiteout
4.4
To cover a mistake in writing with white correction fluid
- verb
- /ˈwaɪtˌaʊt/
- US
:
corregir con corrector
- After realizing the error, I whited out the extra digit.
Examples
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You can whiteout any typos using a correction pen.
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Please whiteout that mistake on the document.
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She quickly whiteouted the mistake on the report before submitting it.
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She whiteouts her errors with correction fluid.
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I used a correction fluid to whiteout the errors on the page.
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Before submitting the document, make sure to whiteout any mistakes.
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He carefully whited out the incorrect information in his notes.
Synonyms
1
3.9
To cover writing with white fluid so it cannot be seen
is the same but stresses fixing printed errors using a liquid
1
6.4
To remove words or other information from a document to hide them
is used to cover mistakes specifically using white correction fluid
How Covered
to obliterate
71
7.5
71
7.5
to overpaint
1
6.2
- Specialized
1
6.2
to whiteout
- US
to erase
144
1.6
144
1.6
to cross out
14
2.3
14
2.3
Surface Forms
whiteout infinitive
whiteouted past
whiteouted past participle
whiteouting present participle
whiteouts third person singular
Etymology
Whiteout comes from the idea of covering a written mistake with white liquid, like the brand Wite-Out, so the error is made 'out' of sight. That's why to whiteout text means to cover or hide a written error.