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expunge

  • /ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/
  • /ɛkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -ʌndʒ

verb expunges · expunging · expunged

  1. transitive To erase or strike out. The gentleman from Texas [Mr. CRAIN] asks unanimous consent to expunge from the RECORD and from the Journal the motion to excuse the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. ALLEN] […]
  2. transitive To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
  3. transitive To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.

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verb to erase or strike out

Españolborrar, expurgar, limpiar, eliminar, expunger
Françaiseffacer
Deutschausstreichen, durchstreichen
Italianoespungere
Русскийвычёркивать vyčórkivatʹ

verb to eliminate

Portuguêsexpungir
Françaiséliminer
Deutschauslöschen
Русскийликвидировать likvidirovatʹ

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"expunge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/expunge. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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expunge. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/expunge

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"expunge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/expunge.

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@misc{expunge_2026,
  title = {expunge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/expunge},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}