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

1595–1605; < Latin expungere to blot out, erase, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + pungere to prick

OTHER WORDS FROM expunge

ex·pung·er, noun un·ex·punged, adjective

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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, noun

Word Origin for expunge

C17: from Latin expungere to blot out, from pungere to prick