expunge[verb]Synonyms: erase, annul, black (out), blot out, cancel, delete, efface, obliterate, wipe (out), x (out)
Related Words: discard,
drop,
exclude,
omit,
annihilate,
eradicate [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ex‧punge /ɪkˈspʌndʒ/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: expungere 'to mark something with small holes to show that it is to be removed', from pungere 'to make a small hole']
1. to remove a name from a list, piece of information, or book
2. to make someone forget something unpleasant
expunge something from something
I wanted to expunge the memory of that first race from my mind. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲