Meaning ofblack outin English

Verb

1. to lose consciousness; suffer a blackout
   The patient blacked out during the surgery.
   Synonyms:

   pass outfaintlose consciousness
   Antonyms:

   regain consciousnesscome tostay awake
2. to cause someone to lose consciousness
   The anesthesiologist blacked out the patient before the operation.
   Synonyms:

   knock outrender unconsciousincapacitate
   Antonyms:

   reviveresuscitateawaken
3. to experience a total loss of power or lighting; a state of darkness (in a building, city, etc.)
   A severe storm caused the city to black out last night.
4. to obscure or darken an area
   The stagehands blacked out the stage to create a dramatic effect.
   Synonyms:

   obscuredarkeneclipseshroudveil
   Antonyms:

   illuminatelightenbrightenrevealexpose
5. to censor or conceal information
   The government tried to black out the news about the scandal.
   Synonyms:

   censorredactconcealwithholdsuppress
   Antonyms:

   discloserevealexposepublishdivulge