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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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