单词 | expunge |
释义 | expunge (once / 7443 pages) v To expunge is to cross out or eliminate. After Nicholas proved he had been in school on the day in question, the absence was expunged from his record. Expunge is often something you do to a document. When government censors block out text in documents before making them public, they are expunging the text. You can also use the word in a more metaphorical sense. The principal tried to expunge all traces of bullying from the school by implementing a kindness initiative and treating all complaints as serious. WORD FAMILYexpunge: expunction, expunged, expunges, expunging, inexpungeable+/expunction: expunctions/expunging: expungings USAGE EXAMPLESGranting a pardon restores rights but doesn’t expunge criminal records. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) The group’s president said that expunging commentary such as hers from campus is necessary to ensure the college’s commitment to “diversity, equity and inclusivity.” Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) The guidelines also stressed that dismissal is not enough — after diversion, cases should be sealed or expunged from the public record. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) v remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line Syn|Hyper excise, scratch, strike cancel, delete remove or make invisible |
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