n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: blot · ted ; blot · ting
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 : to spot, stain, or spatter with a discoloring substance
2 obsolete : MAR especially : to stain with infamy
3 a : to dry (as writing) with an absorbing agent b : to remove with absorbing material < blotting up spilled water>
intransitive verb
1 : to make a blot
2 : to become marked with a blot