expunction

[ik-spuhngk-shuhn]

noun

the act of expunging; erasure.

Origin:
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

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expunge (ɪkˈspʌndʒ)

—vb
1.	to delete or erase; blot out; obliterate
2.	to wipe out or destroy

[C17: from Latin expungere to blot out, from pungere to prick]

expunction

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ex'punger

—n

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