expunge


Pronunciation key

( ik-spuŋj′ )

ex•punge

v.t. [EXPUNGED (-spunjd′) EXPUNGING, EXPUNGES]

[L. expungere strike out; ex-out + pungere to prick, strike].

  1. Wipe away; blot, strike out, erase, delete, cancel, efface.
  2. Complete obliteration, annihilate.

—ex•pung′er n.

Syn. erase.

References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition ©1985

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