EXPUNGE


Meaning of EXPUNGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈspənj ]

transitive verb

( ex·punged ; ex·pung·ing )

Etymology: Latin expungere to mark for deletion by dots, from ex- + pungere to prick — more at pungent

Date: 1602

1. : to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion

2. : to efface completely : destroy

3. : to eliminate (as a memory) from one's consciousness

• ex·pung·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.