Ex-pūnge', v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. EXPUNGED; p. pr. & vb. n. EXPUNGING.] [Lat. expungere, from ex, out of, from, and pungere, punctum, to prick, puncture.]
- To blot out, as with a pen; to rub out; to efface, as words; to obliterate; as, to expunge single words, or whole lines, or sentences.
- To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expunge an offense. Sandys.
Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts. Pope. Syn. — To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy; annihilate; cancel.