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ex⋅punge

  [ik-spuhnj]
–verb (used with object), -punged, -pung⋅ing.
1. to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.
2. to efface; wipe out or destroy.
Use expunge in a Sentence
Origin:
1595–1605; < L expungere to blot out, erase, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + pungere to prick

Related forms:
ex⋅pung⋅er, noun
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ex·punge   (ĭk-spŭnj')   
tr.v.   ex·punged, ex·pung·ing, ex·pung·es

  1. To erase or strike out: "I have corrected some factual slips, expunged some repetitions" (Kenneth Tynan).

  2. To eliminate completely; annihilate. See Synonyms at erase.


[Latin expungere : ex-, ex- + pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·pung'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

expunge 
1602, from L. expungere "mark (a name on a list) for deletion" by pricking dots above or below it, lit. "prick out," from ex- "out" + pungere "to prick, stab."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ex·punge
Pronunciation: ik-'sp&nj
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: ex·punged; ex·pung·ing
: to cancel out or destroy completely <expunge the court records of an acquitted defendant> —ex·punge·ment noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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