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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 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 ]

  expunge
       v : remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this
           remark from the record" [syn: strike, excise]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  expunge
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To erase or strike out.
     2 (lb en transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
     3 (lb en transitive computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.)
  that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  expunge
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To erase or strike out.
     2 (lb en transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
     3 (lb en transitive computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.)
  that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  expunge
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To erase or strike out.
     2 (lb en transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
     3 (lb en transitive computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.)
  that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  expunge
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To erase or strike out.
     2 (lb en transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
     3 (lb en transitive computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.)
  that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  expunge
     Englanti vb.
     poistaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  expunge
     Engelska vb.
     utplåna

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Expunge /ɛkspˈʌndʒ/
  إحذف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  expunge //ɛkˈspʌnd͡ʒ// //ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ// 
  1. премахвам
  to eliminate
  2. задрасквам
  to erase or strike out

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  expunge /ɛkspˈʌndʒ/ 
  vymazat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  expunge /ɛkspˈʌndʒ/ 
  ausstreichen, streichen, tilgen, löschen 
           Note: aus
   see: expunging, expunged
  
           Note: from

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  expunge //ɛkˈspʌnd͡ʒ// //ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ// 
  1. hävittää, tuhota
  to eliminate
  2. poistaa
  to erase or strike out

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  expunge /ɛkspˈʌndʒ/ 
  1. मिटाना
        "The captains name was expunged from the final list."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  expunge /ɛkspˈʌndʒ/
  izbrisati, slistiti

From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-rom ]

  expunge /ɛkspˈʌndʒ/
  a elimina

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  expunge /ɛkspˈʌndʒ/
  1. silmek, bozmak, çıkarmak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɪkˈspəndʒ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  63 Moby Thesaurus words for "expunge":
     KO, abbreviate, abridge, annihilate, annul, black out, blot,
     blot out, blue-pencil, bowdlerize, call off, cancel, censor,
     complete, cross out, cut, dele, delete, discard, dispose of, drop,
     drop the curtain, edit, edit out, efface, end off, eradicate,
     erase, exclude, expurgate, extinguish, finalize, finish, fold up,
     get it over, get over with, get through with, give the quietus,
     kayo, kibosh, kill, knock out, obliterate, omit, perfect,
     polish off, put paid to, raze, rescind, rub out, rule out, scrag,
     scratch, scratch out, shoot down, sponge, sponge out, strike,
     strike off, strike out, void, wipe out, zap
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 擦掉,删掉,除去;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 擦掉,删掉,除去

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