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Webster 1913 Edition
Expunge
Ex-punge′
(ĕks-pŭnj′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Expunged
(ĕks-pŭnjd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Expunging
(ĕks-pŭn′jĭng)
.] [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 sentences2.
To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate;
as, to
. expunge
an offenseSandys.
Syn. – To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy; annihilate; cancel.
Webster 1828 Edition
Expunge
EXPUNGE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To blot out, as with a pen; to rub out; to efface, as words; to obliterate. We expunge single words or whole lines or sentences.2.
To efface; to strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expunge an offense.Expunge the whole, or lop the excrescent parts.
Definition 2024
expunge
expunge
English
Verb
expunge (third-person singular simple present expunges, present participle expunging, simple past and past participle expunged)
- To erase or strike out.
- To eliminate completely; annihilate.
Derived terms
Translations
to erase or strike out
to eliminate