Xs out

Strikes from list

To X out something is to cross it off or delete it by drawing X marks through it: She Xed out the wrong answers.

The phrase suggests cancellation or removal—crossing names off lists, marking errors, or indicating something should be ignored.

Xs out is the third-person singular form: He Xs out each completed task.

Related

exclude · delete · eliminate · cross · strike through · nullify · annul · obliterate · redact · negate · cancel · revise · amend · correct · overwrite · checkmark · veto · disapprove

Opposites
marking/deletion method

Xs outfills in

Replaces temporarily

restores · uncrosses · preserves · keeps · retains

visibility/legibility

Xs outclarifies

Makes more understandable

reveals · uncovers · highlights · underlines · circles

inclusion/exclusion

Xs outincludes

Contains as component

inserts · approves · accepts · incorporates · admits

Family

ex, exes, exed, exing, out, outs, outed, outing, outer

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G