to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
Examples (6 in total)
まるでかき消したように姿を消した。
It disappeared as if it had been erased.
彼の声はその叫びでかき消された。
His voice was drowned by the yells.
その声も強風の音にかき消された。
That voice was also drowned out by the sound of the strong wind.