expunge

expunge
Synonyms and related words:
KO, abbreviate, abridge, annihilate, annul, black out, blot, blot out, blue-pencil, bowdlerize, call off, cancel, censor, complete, cross out, cut, dele, delete, discard, dispose of, drop, drop the curtain, edit, edit out, efface, end off, eradicate, erase, exclude, expurgate, extinguish, finalize, finish, fold up, get it over, get over with, get through with, give the quietus, kayo, kibosh, kill, knock out, obliterate, omit, perfect, polish off, put paid to, raze, rescind, rub out, rule out, scrag, scratch, scratch out, shoot down, sponge, sponge out, strike, strike off, strike out, void, wipe out, zap

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  • expunge — ex·punge /ik spənj/ vt ex·punged, ex·pung·ing: to cancel out or destroy completely expunge the court records of an acquitted defendant ex·punge·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Expunge — Ex*punge ([e^]ks*p[u^]nj ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expunged} ([e^]ks*p[u^]njd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Expunging} ([e^]ks*p[u^]n j[i^]ng).] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to prick, puncture.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • expunge — To strike out; to obliterate, erase or mark for deletion. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • expunge — c.1600, from L. expungere prick out, blot out, mark (a name on a list) for deletion by pricking dots above or below it, lit. prick out, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + pungere to prick, stab (see PUNGENT (Cf. pungent)). Related: Expunged;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • expunge — *erase, cancel, efface, obliterate, blot out, delete Analogous words: wipe, eradicate, extirpate (see EXTERMINATE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • expunge — [v] destroy, obliterate abolish, annihilate, annul, black, black out*, blot out, blue pencil*, call all bets off*, call off, cancel, cut, delete, discard, drop, efface, eradicate, erase, exclude, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, gut, kayo*,… …   New thesaurus

  • expunge — ► VERB ▪ obliterate or remove completely. DERIVATIVES expungement noun expunger noun. ORIGIN Latin expungere mark for deletion by means of points , from pungere to prick …   English terms dictionary

  • expunge — [ek spunj′, ikspunj′] vt. expunged, expunging [L expungere (pp. expunctus), to mark (with points) for omission, erase < ex , out + pungere, to prick: see POINT] to erase or remove completely; blot out or strike out; delete; cancel SYN. ERASE …   English World dictionary

  • expunge — v. (D; tr.) to expunge from * * * [ɪk spʌndʒ] (D; tr.) to expunge from …   Combinatory dictionary

  • expunge — ex|punge [ıkˈspʌndʒ] v [T] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: expungere to mark something with small holes to show that it is to be removed , from pungere to make a small hole ] 1.) to remove a name from a list, piece of information, or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • expunge — [[t]ɪkspʌ̱nʤ[/t]] expunges, expunging, expunged VERB If you expunge something, you get rid of it completely, because it causes problems or bad feelings. [FORMAL] [V n] The revolutionaries expunged domestic opposition and mobilized their resources …   English dictionary

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