Expunge

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To erase or strike out: "I have corrected some factual slips, expunged some repetitions” ( Kenneth Tynan).
  • v. To eliminate completely; annihilate. See Synonyms at erase.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To erase or strike out.
  • v. To eliminate completely; annihilate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly.
  • v. To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To mark or blot out, as with a pen; rub out; erase, as words; obliterate.
  • Figuratively, to efface; strike out or wipe out; destroy; annihilate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
  • Verb Form
    expunged    expunges    expunging   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    delete    cancel   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    expunction   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    destroy    annihilate    efface    obliterate    erase    cancel    strike out   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    grunge    lunge    plunge    sponge   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts