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expunge
[ ik-spuhnj ]
verb (used with object)
- to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.
- to efface; wipe out or destroy.
expunge
/ ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən; ɪkˈspʌndʒ /
verb
- to delete or erase; blot out; obliterate
- to wipe out or destroy
Derived Forms
- expunction, noun
- exˈpunger, noun
Other Words From
- ex·punger noun
- unex·punged adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of expunge1
Example Sentences
King: We must expunge from our society the myths and half-truths that engender such groundless fears as these.
He would do well to expunge every double-breasted suit from his wardrobe.
If the purge was intended simply to expunge the opposition, then Papen should have been the first to go.
On February 25 a motion was proposed and carried to expunge the entry of the vote of thanks.
I either soften or expunge many villanous, seditious Whig strokes, which had crept into it.
Expunge from the Bible all record of actual revelation and reference thereto, and what remains?
It is to expunge from your statute-book all support of Slavery.
It is perhaps well that we should expunge the word absolute from our vocabularies.
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