EXPUNGE


Meaning of EXPUNGE in English

[ ɪk'spʌn(d)ʒ , ɛk- ]

■ verb obliterate or remove completely.

Derivatives

expunction noun

~ment noun

~r noun

Origin

C17: from L. ~re 'mark for deletion by means of points', from ex- 'out' + pungere 'to prick'.

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