About The Word Expunge
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Expunge
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What's The Definition Of Expunge?
[v] remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this remark from the record"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Expunge: excise | strike Related Terms | Find terms related to Expunge: abbreviate | abridge | annihilate | annul | black out | blot | blot out | blue-pencil | bowdlerize | call off | cancel | censor | complete | cross out | cut | dele | delete | discard | dispose of | drop | drop the curtain | edit | edit out | efface | end off | eradicate | erase | exclude | expurgate | extinguish | finalize | finish | fold up | get it over | get over with | get through with | give the quietus | kayo | kibosh | kill | knock out | KO | obliterate | omit | perfect | polish off | put paid to | raze | rescind | rub out | rule out | scrag | scratch | scratch out | shoot down | sponge | sponge out | strike | strike off | strike out | void | wipe out | zap Expunge In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*punge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expunged}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Expunging}.] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out,
expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to
prick, puncture. See {Pungent.}]
1. To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface
designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to
expunge words, lines, or sentences.
2. To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as,
to expugne an offense. --Sandys.
Expugne the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.
--Pope.
Syn: To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy;
annihilate; cancel.
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