expunge

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expungere, present active infinitive of expungo, from ex + pungo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛks.ˈpʌndʒ/
  • Rhymes: -ʌndʒ

Verb

expunge (third-person singular simple present expunges, present participle expunging, simple past and past participle expunged)

  1. To erase or strike out.
  2. To eliminate completely; annihilate.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Verb

expunge

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of expungō
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