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Definition: (adjective) overly prominent.
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verb
  1. To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean: annul, blot (out), cross (off or out), delete, efface, erase, expunge, obliterate, rub (out), scratch (out), strike (out), undo, wipe (out), x (out). Law: vacate. See continue
  2. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority: abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, invalidate, negate, nullify, set aside, vitiate, void. Law: extinguish. See continue
  3. To decide not to go ahead with (something previously arranged): call off. Slang: scratch, scrub. See continue
  4. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount: counteract, negate, neutralize, nullify. See action

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