BLACK OUT

[black out] vi (1921) 1: to become enveloped in darkness

2: to undergo a temporary loss of vision, consciousness, or memory ~ vt 1: to cause to black out "black out the stage"

2: to make inoperative (as by a power failure) 3 a: blot out, erase "blacked out the event from his mind" b: to suppress by censorship "black out the news"

4: to impose a blackout on