01 v. t. To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to expunge words, lines, or sentences.
imp. & p. p.
Expunged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Expunging
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1.
To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to expunge words, lines, or sentences.
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2.
To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expunge an offense.“Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.” — Pope.
Syn.
To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy; annihilate; cancel.