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expunge

ex·punge [ ik spúnj ] (past and past participle ex·punged, present participle ex·pung·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·pung·es)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. get rid of something completely: to delete or blot out something unwanted

2. do away with something: to destroy or put an end to something

[Early 17th century. < Latin expungere "prick out" < pungere "mark with a point"; from the placing of points next to text to be deleted]

ex·punc·tion [ ik spúngksh'n ] noun

ex·pung·er [ ik spúnjər ] noun

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