to expunge
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8.8
- verb
- /ɪkˈspʌndʒ/
:
borrar
- After serving her sentence, she was able to expunge her criminal record and start anew.
- expunge records
- expunge memories
So basically when one of those kids lost their youthful marketability, they were just expunged by that network.
- So basically when one of those kids lost their youthful marketability, they were just expunged by that network.
- Like I said, we can't expunge your record, but we can give you the new identity for you, your wife and your daughter.
Examples
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Acquitted and arrest record expunged when the victim disappeared.
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Everything that happened in San Francisco and in the last few days... consider it expunged.
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Like I said, we can't expunge your record, but we can give you the new identity for you, your wife and your daughter.
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Your mind fights against itself as it attempts to expunge the pain and grief you carry inside.
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All weapons code has been expunged from the source.
Fiction book (1999) -
I would have your record expunged.
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I want my record expunged.
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Well, as for Miss Hall, in light of her efforts her criminal record will certainly be expunged.
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Your emotions, your memories, your entire personality will be expunged.
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I thought I could get it expunged off my record since I was only 15, but it's still there... and no one will hire a felon.
Synonyms
∞
1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
∞
1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
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3.4
Remove or kill something completely so it is gone
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2.0
To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen
189
4.2
Destroy something so nothing is left
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2.2
Remove all traces of something from memory or history
88
3.7
Remove something so it is no longer used
85
6.6
Remove something harmful completely, for example a disease or pest
80
3.4
To remove or cancel something, for example a meeting
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7.5
To destroy something completely so nothing remains
60
6.9
To destroy something completely, often on purpose
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7.0
To clear someone of blame or guilt
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4.6
To make a feeling or idea go away
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6.1
Make a thought or feeling go away so it stops bothering you
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4.0
Remove an outside layer or covering from something to show what is under it
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5.5
End something completely, for example a custom or a debt
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3.8
To get rid of something completely so it no longer exists
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7.2
To cut out part of a body or text
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1.8
To take things away from a place to make it tidy
7
4.3
To make people forget and stop caring about something
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8.1
To remove something so it is no longer visible or remembered
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9.9
To destroy something completely, including its root
Destroy all signs that show something happened
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Etymology
The word expunge comes from Latin parts ex- meaning 'out' and pungere meaning 'to prick'. Imagine pricking a word out of a page to show it is gone; that is why to expunge something is to erase or remove it completely.