expunge

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Pronunciation

/ɪkˈspʌndʒ/(ik-SPUNJ)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

删除；抹去

Definition

To erase or remove completely; to obliterate.

Word family

  • expungement/ɪkˈspʌndʒmənt/(n)删除

Collocations

  • expunge a record
  • expunge from memory
  • expunge evidence
  • expunge a conviction

Examples

  1. 1.The court agreed to expunge his criminal record after he completed rehabilitation. (erase officially)
  2. 2.She wished she could expunge the painful memory from her mind entirely. (wipe out)

Synonyms

  • erase/ɪˈreɪz/— remove marks, general
  • obliterate/əˈblɪtəreɪt/— destroy completely
  • delete/dɪˈliːt/— remove, neutral

Etymology

from Latin "expungere" — ex- (out) + pungere (to prick) — to mark for deletion by pricking dots under text