English Explanatory Dictionary

expunge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/ /ɛkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-expunge.wav

Word forms

expunge expunges expunging expunged

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin expungerelbor. English expunge Learned borrowing from Latin expungere.

Related words

expunction

Derived words

expungable expungee expungement expunger expungible expunging expungings inexpungable inexpungible unexpungable unexpunged
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on E Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary