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(ɪkspʌndʒ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense expunges, present participle expunging, past tense, past participle expunged

verb

If you expunge something, you get rid of it completely, because it causes problems or bad feelings.

[formal]

The revolutionaries expunged domestic opposition. [VERB noun]

The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory. [VERB noun + from]

His name was expunged from the record books. [be VERB-ed + from]

Synonyms: erase, remove, destroy, abolish More Synonyms of expunge

expunge in British English

(ɪkˈspʌndʒ) or expunct (ɪkˈspʌŋkt)

verb (transitive)

to delete or erase; blot out; obliterate

to wipe out or destroy

Derived forms

expunction (ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən)

noun

expunger (exˈpunger)

noun

Word origin

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

expunge in American English

(ɛkˈspʌndʒ; ɪkˈspʌndʒ)

verb transitiveWord forms: exˈpunged or exˈpunging

to erase or remove completely; blot out or strike out; delete; cancel

SIMILAR WORDS: eˈrase

Word origin

L expungere (pp. expunctus), to mark (with points) for omission, erase < ex-, out + pungere, to prick: see point

Examples of 'expunge' in a sentence
expunge

He would wipe that scene from his mind, expunge it, tear it out shred by shred.She wondered if it had anything to do with her having fallen in love with Stanley Godwit and then quickly tried to expunge the thought.Never had he suggested a deal to expunge some crime from his past record.

(verb) in the sense of erase

Definition

to remove all traces of

(formal)

The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory.

Synonyms

erase

They are desperate to erase the memory of their defeat.

remove

They intend to remove up to 100 offensive words.

destroy

They could destroy the enemy in days rather than weeks.

abolish

They voted to abolish the death penalty.

cancel

get rid of

wipe out

eradicate

battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus

excise

a crusade to excise racist and sexist references in newspapers

delete

He deleted files from the computer system.

extinguish

The message extinguished her hopes of seeing her friend any time soon.

strike out

obliterate

I would like to obliterate the memory of what just occurred.

annihilate

The army was annihilated.

efface

an attempt to efface the memory of their previous failures

exterminate

A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.

annul

raze

blot out

extirpate (archaic)

The Romans wished to extirpate Druidism in Britain.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abolish

Definition

to do away with (laws, regulations, or customs)

They voted to abolish the death penalty.

Synonyms

do away with,

end,

destroy,

eliminate,

shed,

cancel,

axe (informal),

get rid of,

ditch (slang),

dissolve,

junk (informal),

suppress,

overturn,

throw out,

discard,

wipe out,

overthrow,

void,

terminate,

drop,

trash (slang),

repeal,

eradicate,

put an end to,

quash,

extinguish,

dispense with,

revoke,

stamp out,

obliterate,

subvert,

jettison,

repudiate,

annihilate,

rescind,

exterminate,

invalidate,

bring to an end,

annul,

nullify,

blot out,

expunge (formal),

abrogate (archaic),

vitiate (archaic),

extirpate (archaic),

kennet (Australian, slang),

jeff (Australian, slang)

in the sense of annihilate

Definition

to destroy (a place or a group of people) completely

The army was annihilated.

Synonyms

destroy,

abolish,

wipe out,

erase,

eradicate,

extinguish,

obliterate,

liquidate,

root out,

exterminate,

nullify,

extirpate (archaic),

wipe from the face of the earth,

kennet (Australian, slang),

jeff (Australian, slang)

in the sense of cancel

Definition

to mark (a cheque or stamp) with an official stamp to prevent further use

Synonyms

erase,

delete,

obliterate,

efface,

blot out,

cross out,

expunge (formal)

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单词	expunge
释义	Trends of expunge View usage for: expunge (ɪkspʌndʒ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense expunges, present participle expunging, past tense, past participle expunged verb If you expunge something, you get rid of it completely, because it causes problems or bad feelings. [formal] The revolutionaries expunged domestic opposition. [VERB noun] The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory. [VERB noun + from] His name was expunged from the record books. [be VERB-ed + from] Synonyms: erase, remove, destroy, abolish More Synonyms of expunge expunge in British English (ɪkˈspʌndʒ) or expunct (ɪkˈspʌŋkt) verb (transitive) 1. to delete or erase; blot out; obliterate 2. to wipe out or destroy Derived forms expunction (ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən) noun expunger (exˈpunger) noun Word origin C17: from Latin expungere to blot out, from pungere to prick expunge in American English (ɛkˈspʌndʒ; ɪkˈspʌndʒ) verb transitiveWord forms: exˈpunged or exˈpunging to erase or remove completely; blot out or strike out; delete; cancel SIMILAR WORDS: eˈrase Word origin L expungere (pp. expunctus), to mark (with points) for omission, erase < ex-, out + pungere, to prick: see point Examples of 'expunge' in a sentence expunge He would wipe that scene from his mind, expunge it, tear it out shred by shred. Appiganesi, Lisa DREAMS OF INNOCENCE (2001) She wondered if it had anything to do with her having fallen in love with Stanley Godwit and then quickly tried to expunge the thought. Salley Vickers INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3 (2001) Never had he suggested a deal to expunge some crime from his past record. Collins, Larry BLACK EAGLES (2001) (verb) in the sense of erase Definition to remove all traces of (formal) The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory. Synonyms erase They are desperate to erase the memory of their defeat. remove They intend to remove up to 100 offensive words. destroy They could destroy the enemy in days rather than weeks. abolish They voted to abolish the death penalty. cancel get rid of wipe out eradicate battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus excise a crusade to excise racist and sexist references in newspapers delete He deleted files from the computer system. extinguish The message extinguished her hopes of seeing her friend any time soon. strike out obliterate I would like to obliterate the memory of what just occurred. annihilate The army was annihilated. efface an attempt to efface the memory of their previous failures exterminate A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats. annul raze blot out extirpate (archaic) The Romans wished to extirpate Druidism in Britain. Additional synonyms in the sense of abolish Definition to do away with (laws, regulations, or customs) They voted to abolish the death penalty. Synonyms do away with, end, destroy, eliminate, shed, cancel, axe (informal), get rid of, ditch (slang), dissolve, junk (informal), suppress, overturn, throw out, discard, wipe out, overthrow, void, terminate, drop, trash (slang), repeal, eradicate, put an end to, quash, extinguish, dispense with, revoke, stamp out, obliterate, subvert, jettison, repudiate, annihilate, rescind, exterminate, invalidate, bring to an end, annul, nullify, blot out, expunge (formal), abrogate (archaic), vitiate (archaic), extirpate (archaic), kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) in the sense of annihilate Definition to destroy (a place or a group of people) completely The army was annihilated. Synonyms destroy, abolish, wipe out, erase, eradicate, extinguish, obliterate, liquidate, root out, exterminate, nullify, extirpate (archaic), wipe from the face of the earth, kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) in the sense of cancel Definition to mark (a cheque or stamp) with an official stamp to prevent further use Synonyms erase, delete, obliterate, efface, blot out, cross out, expunge (formal) Nearby words of expunge expropriate expropriation expulsion expunge expurgate exquisite extant Synonyms of 'expunge' expunge Explore 'expunge' in the dictionary
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