expunge
21expunge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. erase; efface. See deduction, destruction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. erase, delete, efface; see cancel 1 . See Synonym Study at erase . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. erase, blot out, delete,… …
22expunge — ex|punge [ ık spʌndʒ ] verb transitive VERY FORMAL to remove something completely, especially from a written record …
23expunge — see PUNCTUATION …
24expunge — ex·punge || ek spÊŒndÊ’ v. obliterate, erase, strike out …
25expunge — [ɪk spʌn(d)ʒ, ɛk ] verb obliterate or remove completely. Derivatives expunction noun expungement noun expunger noun Origin C17: from L. expungere mark for deletion by means of points , from ex out + pungere to prick …
26expunge — v. a. Erase, efface, obliterate, cancel, delete, blot out, strike out, rub out, wipe out …
27expunge — verb a moment that cannot be expunged from his memory Syn: erase, remove, delete, rub out, wipe out, efface; cross out, strike out, blot out, destroy, obliterate, scratch, eradicate, eliminate, deep six …
28expunge — v 1. obliterate, extirpate, eradicate, exterminate, annihilate, abolish, discreate; blot out, strike out, stamp out, snuff out, crush out; devastate, destroy, demolish, ravage, desolate, ruin, Dial. ruinate, raze; efface, wipe out, do away with,… …
29expunge — ex·punge …
30expunge — ex•punge [[t]ɪkˈspʌndʒ[/t]] v. t. punged, pung•ing 1) to strike or blot out; obliterate; erase 2) to eliminate completely; efface; destroy • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L expungere prick thoroughly, mark off on a list = ex I+pungere to prick… …
