expunge
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ex·punge

transitive verb \ik-ˈspənj\
ex·pungedex·pung·ing

Definition of EXPUNGE

1
: to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
2
: to efface completely : destroy
3
: to eliminate (as a memory) from one's consciousness
ex·pung·er noun

Examples of EXPUNGE

  1. <time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here>

Origin of EXPUNGE

Latin expungere to mark for deletion by dots, from ex- + pungere to prick — more at pungent
First Known Use: 1602

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