Expunge | 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. [ 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 ] |