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Definition: BLOTTED |
BLOTTEDImperative & past participle1. Of Blot |
Date "BLOTTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Crosswords: BLOTTED |
| English words defined with "BLOTTED": Deleble, Delenda. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "BLOTTED": Water of Jealousy. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Lyrics | I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky (PAINT IT BLACK; performing artist: Rolling Stones) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Author | Quotation |
J. Hawes | The character is like white paper; if once blotted, it can hardly ever be made to appear white as before. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The snow was still falling, and blotted out the grey sky. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "BLOTTED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 57.80% of the time. "BLOTTED" is used about 109 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 57.8% | 63 | 42,364 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 38.53% | 42 | 52,864 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 3.67% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 109 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "BLOTTED": be blotted ♦ blotted out ♦ blotted out obliterate obliterated. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "BLOTTED": ink-blotted. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
blotted | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "BLOTTED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 弄脏 (Blotting, blurred, Blurring, fouled, Fouling, smudged, Smudging, soiled, soiling, stained, staining). (various references) | |
German | bekleckert, befleckte (maculates, stained, sullied). (various references) | |
Hebrew | להטשטש (be blotted, become indistinct). (various references) | |
Manx | sooit (sipped, soaked up, steeped), dollit (defaced, erased). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ottedblay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 3, Verse 19 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Metanohsate oun kai epistreyate eiV to exaleifqhnai umwn taV amartiaV opwV an elqwsin kairoi anayuxewV apo proswpou tou kuriou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Paenitemini igitur et convertimini ut deleantur vestra peccata |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Therfor be ye repentaunt, and be ye conuertid, that youre synnes be don awei, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Repent ye therfore and turne yt youre synnes maye be done awaye when the tyme of refresshinge commeth which we shall have of the presence of the Lorde |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 3, Verse 19 |
| Albanian | Pendohuni, pra, dhe kthehuni, që të shlyhen mëkatet tuaja, dhe që të vijnë kohët e flladit nga prania e Zotit, |
| Cebuano | Busa, paghinulsol kamo, ug pamalik na kamo kaniya, aron mapala ang inyong mga sala, aron ang mga panahon sa kahayahay magaabut gikan sa atubangan sa Ginoo |
| Croatian | Pokajte se dakle i obratite da se izbrišu grijesi vaši |
| Danish | Derfor fatter et andet Sind og vender om, for at eders Synder må blive udslettede, for at Vederkvægelsens Tider må komme fra Herrens Åsyn, |
| Dutch | Betert u dan, en bekeert u, opdat uw zonden mogen uitgewist worden; wanneer de tijden der verkoeling zullen gekomen zijn van het aangezicht des Heeren, |
| Finnish | Tehkää siis parannus ja kääntykää, että teidän syntinne pyyhittäisiin pois, |
| French | Repentez-vous donc et convertissez-vous, pour que vos péchés soient effacés, |
| German | So tut nun Buße und bekehrt euch, daß eure Sünden vertilgt werden; |
| Haitian Creole | Chanje lavi nou, tounen vin jwenn Bondye pou l' ka efase peche nou yo. |
| Hungarian | Bánjátok meg azért és térjetek meg, hogy eltöröltessenek a ti bûneitek, hogy így eljõjjenek a felüdülés idei az Úrnak színétõl. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Oleh sebab itu Saudara-saudara, bertobatlah dari dosa-dosamu dan kembalilah kepada Allah, supaya Ia menghapuskan dosa-dosamu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Sebab itu hendaklah kamu menyesal dan bertobat, supaya dosamu dihapuskan, |
| Italian | Pentitevi dunque e cambiate vita, perché siano cancellati i vostri peccati |
| Latvian | Tâpçc noþçlojiet grçkus un atgriezieties, lai jûsu grçki tiktu izdeldçti! |
| Maori | No reira, Ripeneta, a tahuri mai ano koutou, kia murua ai o koutou hara, kia puta mai ai i te aroaro o te Ariki he wa whakahauora. |
| Norwegian | Så fatt da et annet sinn og vend om, forat eders synder må bli utslettet, så husvalelsens tider kan komme fra Herrens åsyn, |
| Portuguese | Arrependei-vos, pois, e convertei-vos, para que sejam apagados os vossos pecados, de sorte que venham os tempos de refrigério, da presença do Senhor, |
| Rumanian | Pocqiyi-vq dar, wi kntoarceyi-vq la Dumnezeu, pentru ca sq vi se wteargq pqcatele, ca sq vinq dela Domnul vremile de knviorare, |
| Shuar | |
| Spanish | Por tanto, arrepentíos y convertíos para que sean borrados vuestros pecados; de modo que de la presencia del Señor vengan tiempos de refrigerio |
| Swahili | Basi, tubuni mkamrudie Mungu ili afute dhambi zenu. |
| Swedish | Gören därför bättring och omvänden eder, så att edra synder bliva utplånade, |
| Uma | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"BLOTTED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bellotte, Belotti, billotted, blatte, Blattel, Blattidae, blattids, bletted, blettes, Blote, broted, lotted. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: bottled. | |
| Words within the letters "b-d-e-l-o-t-t" | |
-1 letter: bolted, bottle, dottel, dottle, lotted. | |
-2 letters: botel, lobed, lotte, toled, toted. | |
-3 letters: belt, bled, blet, blot, bode, bold, bole, bolt, bott, debt, delt, dole, dolt, dote, lobe, lode, toed, told, tole, tote. | |
-4 letters: bed, bel, bet, bod, bot, deb, del, doe, dol, dot, eld, led, let, lob, lot, obe, ode, old, ole, ted, tel. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-d-e-l-o-t-t" | |
+2 letters: rebottled. | |
+3 letters: outbleated, subtotaled. | |
+4 letters: buttonholed, detonatable, letterboxed, obliterated, subtotalled, thunderbolt, tolbutamide. | |
+5 letters: battleground, bloodletting, bottlenecked, debilitation, detonability, flutterboard, thunderbolts, tolbutamides. | |
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