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ex·punge E0292800 (ĭk-spŭnj′)tr.v. ex·punged, ex·pung·ing, ex·pung·es 1. To erase, delete, or strike out: expunged their names from the list.2. To eliminate completely; wipe out: a government's attempt to expunge dissidents. See Synonyms at erase. [Latin expungere : ex-, ex- + pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.] ex·pung′er n.expunge (ɪkˈspʌndʒ) or expunctvb (tr) 1. to delete or erase; blot out; obliterate2. to wipe out or destroy[C17: from Latin expungere to blot out, from pungere to prick] expunction n exˈpunger nex•punge (ɪkˈspʌndʒ) v.t. -punged, -pung•ing. 1. to strike or blot out; obliterate; erase. 2. to eliminate completely; efface; destroy. [1595–1605; < Latin expungere prick thoroughly, mark off on a list =ex- ex-1 + pungere to prick] ex•pung′er, n. expunge Past participle: expunged Gerund: expunging
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I expunge | you expunge | he/she/it expunges | we expunge | you expunge | they expunge |
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I expunged | you expunged | he/she/it expunged | we expunged | you expunged | they expunged |
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I am expunging | you are expunging | he/she/it is expunging | we are expunging | you are expunging | they are expunging |
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I have expunged | you have expunged | he/she/it has expunged | we have expunged | you have expunged | they have expunged |
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I was expunging | you were expunging | he/she/it was expunging | we were expunging | you were expunging | they were expunging |
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I had expunged | you had expunged | he/she/it had expunged | we had expunged | you had expunged | they had expunged |
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I will expunge | you will expunge | he/she/it will expunge | we will expunge | you will expunge | they will expunge |
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I will have expunged | you will have expunged | he/she/it will have expunged | we will have expunged | you will have expunged | they will have expunged |
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I will be expunging | you will be expunging | he/she/it will be expunging | we will be expunging | you will be expunging | they will be expunging |
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I have been expunging | you have been expunging | he/she/it has been expunging | we have been expunging | you have been expunging | they have been expunging |
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I will have been expunging | you will have been expunging | he/she/it will have been expunging | we will have been expunging | you will have been expunging | they will have been expunging |
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I had been expunging | you had been expunging | he/she/it had been expunging | we had been expunging | you had been expunging | they had been expunging |
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I would expunge | you would expunge | he/she/it would expunge | we would expunge | you would expunge | they would expunge |
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I would have expunged | you would have expunged | he/she/it would have expunged | we would have expunged | you would have expunged | they would have expunged | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | expunge - remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"excise, scratch, strikedelete, cancel - remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list" |
expungeverb (Formal) erase, remove, destroy, abolish, cancel, get rid of, wipe out, eradicate, excise, delete, extinguish, strike out, obliterate, annihilate, efface, exterminate, annul, raze, blot out, extirpate The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory.expungeverbTo remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean:annul, blot (out), cancel, cross (off or out), delete, efface, erase, obliterate, rub (out), scratch (out), strike (out), undo, wipe (out), x (out).Law: vacate.Translationsexpunge
expunge (something) from (something)To remove or delete something from something. The term is often used in reference to legal issues. When will this offense be expunged from my record?See also: expungeexpunge something from somethingto erase something from something. The judge ordered the clerk to expunge the comment from the record. Please expunge the lawyer's remark from the transcript.See also: expungeExpunge
ExpungeTo 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. Expunge
ExpungeUsed in the context of general equities. Remove any trace of an Auto indication's existence at any time. See: Cancel.ExpungeOn AUTEX, to cancel an order such that it leaves no record either on the electronic board or in the historical archives of the board. A straight cancellation leaves a record in the archives of AUTEX, which may not be desirable for some traders who do not wish other traders to know that they were once interested in a certain transaction. Expunging the order removes this risk. See also: Cancel.expunge
Synonyms for expungeverb eraseSynonyms- erase
- remove
- destroy
- abolish
- cancel
- get rid of
- wipe out
- eradicate
- excise
- delete
- extinguish
- strike out
- obliterate
- annihilate
- efface
- exterminate
- annul
- raze
- blot out
- extirpate
Synonyms for expungeverb to remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping cleanSynonyms- annul
- blot
- cancel
- cross
- delete
- efface
- erase
- obliterate
- rub
- scratch
- strike
- undo
- wipe
- x
- vacate
Synonyms for expungeverb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a lineSynonymsRelated Words |