expunge
oxford
views updated May 23 2018ex·punge / ikˈspənj/ •
v. [tr.] erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant): the communists had expunged references to the Hitler-Stalin pact.DERIVATIVES: ex·punc·tion / ikˈspəng(k)shən/ n.ex·punge·ment n.ex·pung·er n.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
expunge
oxford
views updated Jun 27 2018expunge XVII. — L.
expungere mark for deletion by points set above or below, f.
EX-1 +
pungere prick; see
POINT.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Expunge
gale
views updated May 23 2018EXPUNGE
To destroy; blot out; obliterate; erase; efface designedly; strike out wholly. The act of physically destroying information—including criminal records—in files, computers, or other depositories.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law
