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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
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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ex·punc·tion [ ik spúngksh'n ] nounex·pung·er [ ik spúnjər ] noun
