View synonyms for expunction

expunction

[ ik-spuhngk-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act of expunging; erasure.

Discover More

Word History and Origins

1600–10; < Late Latin expūnctiōn- (stem of expūnctiō ) a blotting out, equivalent to Latin expūnct ( us ) blotted out (past participle of expungere to expunge ) + -iōn- -ion

Discover More

Example Sentences

Capell suggests that the lines he retains 'were second thoughts of the poet, and their original was meant for expunction.'

From Project Gutenberg

The scribe at first wrote wyerldes, but the l is marked for expunction.

From Project Gutenberg

expulsive expunge

Browse