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expunge definition

ex·punge (ek spunj, ik-)

transitive verb expunged -·punged′, expunging -·pung′·ing

to erase or remove completely; blot out or strike out; delete; cancel

Etymology: L expungere (pp. expunctus), to mark (with points) for omission, erase < ex-, out + pungere, to prick: see point

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