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Definition of blanket verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

blanket

verb

NAmE//ˈblæŋkət//

[often passive] blanket something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they blanket

he / she / it blankets

past simple blanketed

-ing form blanketing

to cover something completely with a thick layer The frozen ground was blanketed with snow.

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