transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English expugnen, from Latin expugnare, from ex- ex- (I) + pugnare to fight; akin to Latin pugnus fist — more at pungent
1. obsolete : to take by storm
2. obsolete : vanquish
transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English expugnen, from Latin expugnare, from ex- ex- (I) + pugnare to fight; akin to Latin pugnus fist — more at pungent
1. obsolete : to take by storm
2. obsolete : vanquish
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012