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ex·punge
(ĭk-spŭnj′)tr.v. ex·punged, ex·pung·ing, ex·pung·es
1. To erase, delete, or strike out: expunged their names from the list.
2. To eliminate completely; wipe out: a government's attempt to expunge dissidents. See Synonyms at erase.
ex·pung′er n.
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expunge
(ɪkˈspʌndʒ) orexpunct
vb (tr)
1. to delete or erase; blot out; obliterate
2. to wipe out or destroy
[C17: from Latin expungere to blot out, from pungere to prick]
expunction n
exˈpunger n
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ex•punge
(ɪkˈspʌndʒ)v.t. -punged, -pung•ing.
1. to strike or blot out; obliterate; erase.
2. to eliminate completely; efface; destroy.
[1595–1605; < Latin expungere prick thoroughly, mark off on a list =ex- ex-1 + pungere to prick]
ex•pung′er, n.
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expunge
Past participle: expunged
Gerund: expunging
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Verb | 1. | expunge - remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark" |
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expunge
verb (Formal) erase, remove, destroy, abolish, cancel, get rid of, wipe out, eradicate, excise, delete, extinguish, strike out, obliterate, annihilate, efface, exterminate, annul, raze, blot out, extirpate The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory.
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expunge
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expunge
vt (form) → ausstreichen (from aus); (from records also) → auslöschen (from aus)
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