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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Expunge \Ex*punge"\ ([e^]ks*p[u^]nj"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Expunged ([e^]ks*p[u^]njd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Expunging
([e^]ks*p[u^]n"j[i^]ng).] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick
out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to
prick, puncture. See Pungent.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as,
to expunge an offense. --Sandys.
[1913 Webster]
Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.
--Pope.
Syn: To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy;
annihilate; cancel.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
expunging \expunging\ n.
deletion by an act of expunging or erasing.
Syn: expunction, erasure.
[WordNet 1.5]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Expunge \Ex*punge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expunged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Expunging.] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out,
expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to
prick, puncture. See Pungent.]
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.
2. To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as,
to expugne an offense. --Sandys.
Expugne the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.
--Pope.
Syn: To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy;
annihilate; cancel.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
expunging
n : deletion by an act of expunging or erasing [syn: expunction,
erasure]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
expunging
n.
The act by which something is expunged; a deletion.
vb.
(present participle of en expunge nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
expunging
n.
The act by which something is expunged; a deletion.
vb.
(present participle of en expunge nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
expunging
n.
The act by which something is expunged; a deletion.
vb.
(present participle of en expunge nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
expunging
n.
The act by which something is expunged; a deletion.
vb.
(present participle of en expunge nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
expunging
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm e xpung ing e)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Expunging /ɛkspˈʌndʒɪŋ/
الحذف
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
expunging /ɛkspˈʌndʒɪŋ/
ausstreichend, streichend, tilgend, löschend
see: expunge, expunged
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