Block out and Make

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Block out verb - Prevent from entering.

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Make and block out are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Make" instead a verb "Block out".

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Block out and make are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Block out" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

At which point the aliens block out the sun, and then turn the block transparent to make a force field.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S31 E1 "The Eleventh Hour"
Unlike wrestling, this is done to block out distractions, such as a roaring crowd, as you make your entrance, rather than to give people a distinct look to remember or make your entrance more elaborate.

Source: In the Hood
All of this happened after Saito had an important and complex part of his bond with Louise broken by a brute force Amnesia spell, specifically the part designed to make Saito ignore everything but Louise's positive qualities and block out anything that doesn't make him subservient to her.

Source: Light Novel / The Familiar of Zero

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