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.
全ての音をかき消すように、サイレンが鳴る。
A siren sounds, as if to drown out all the sounds.
ちなみに、大通りに出れば民衆の歓声で会話はかき消される。
By the way, if you go out onto the main street, the conversation will be drowned out by the cheers of the populace.
思わず上げた小さな悲鳴は、雷の音にかき消された。
The small scream I let out involuntarily was drowned out by the sound of thunder.