to expunge
- verb
- /ɪkˈspʌndʒ/
- 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
To move something or someone away from a place
To remove or throw away something you do not want
Remove or kill something completely so it is gone
To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen
Destroy something so nothing is left
Remove all traces of something from memory or history
Remove something so it is no longer used
Remove something harmful completely, for example a disease or pest
To remove or cancel something, for example a meeting
To destroy something completely so nothing remains
To destroy something completely, often on purpose
To clear someone of blame or guilt
To make a feeling or idea go away
Make a thought or feeling go away so it stops bothering you
Remove an outside layer or covering from something to show what is under it
End something completely, for example a custom or a debt
To get rid of something completely so it no longer exists
To cut out part of a body or text
To take things away from a place to make it tidy
To make people forget and stop caring about something
To remove something so it is no longer visible or remembered
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.