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- pronunciation:
- ihk
spuhnj
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
expunges, expunging, expunged |
| definition 1: |
to cross out or erase.
His name is expunged in every place where it appeared in the document.- similar words:
- blot out, cross, deface, edit, efface, erase, remove, rub, scratch
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| definition 2: |
to destroy all trace of; obliterate.
The record of his committing this crime will eventually be expunged.- similar words:
- abolish, blot out, deface, efface, eradicate, obliterate
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| related words: |
blot, cancel, delete, eliminate, extinguish, trim |
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| derivation: |
expunger (n.) |
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