expunge
[ ik-spuhnj ]
/ ɪkˈspʌndʒ /
verb (used with object), ex·punged, ex·pung·ing.
to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.
to efface; wipe out or destroy.
Origin of expunge
OTHER WORDS FROM expunge
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British Dictionary definitions for expunge
expunge
/ (ɪkˈspʌndʒ) /
verb (tr)
to delete or erase; blot out; obliterate
to wipe out or destroy
Derived forms of expunge
expunction (ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən), noun expunger, nounWord Origin for expunge
C17: from Latin
expungere to blot out, from
pungere to prick