"expunge" meaning in English

See expunge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/, /ɛkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-expunge.wav Forms: expunges [present, singular, third-person], expunging [participle, present], expunged [participle, past], expunged [past]
Rhymes: -ʌndʒ Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin expungere. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pewǵ-}}, {{lbor|en|la|expungō|expungere}} Learned borrowing from Latin expungere Head templates: {{en-verb}} expunge (third-person singular simple present expunges, present participle expunging, simple past and past participle expunged)
  1. (transitive) To erase or strike out. Tags: transitive Translations (to erase or strike out): задрасквам (zadraskvam) (Bulgarian), uitwissen (Dutch), forviŝi (Esperanto), poistaa (Finnish), effacer (French), ausstreichen (German), durchstreichen (German), töröl (Hungarian), kitöröl (Hungarian), kihúz (Hungarian), efacar (Ido), espungere (Italian), expungō (Latin), вычёркивать (vyčórkivatʹ) (Russian), borrar (Spanish), utstryka (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-expunge-en-verb-8QANuzQt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ex-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 8 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ex-: 47 22 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 11 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 8 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 66 4 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 46 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 56 6 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 60 5 35 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 11 40 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 44 8 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 49 10 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 44 7 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 45 8 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 45 8 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 60 5 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 8 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 46 9 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 60 5 34 Disambiguation of 'to erase or strike out': 92 2 6
  2. (transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate. Tags: transitive Translations (to eliminate): премахвам (premahvam) (Bulgarian), verwijderen (Dutch), elimini (Esperanto), hävittää (Finnish), tuhota (Finnish), éliminer (French), auslöschen (German), megsemmisít (Hungarian), expungir (Portuguese), ликвидировать (likvidirovatʹ) (Russian), utplåna (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-expunge-en-verb-bEg99BOP Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 46 11 43 Disambiguation of 'to eliminate': 18 68 14
  3. (transitive, computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-expunge-en-verb-1~2uQe52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 8 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 11 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 8 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 7 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 46 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 44 8 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 49 10 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 44 7 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 45 8 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 45 8 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 8 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 46 9 45 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: expungable, expungement, expungee, expunger, expunging, expungings, inexpungable, inexpungible, unexpungable Related terms: expunction

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To erase or strike out."
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          "ref": "1893, Congressional Record, page 1991:",
          "text": "The gentleman from Texas [Mr. CRAIN] asks unanimous consent to expunge from the RECORD and from the Journal the motion to excuse the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. ALLEN] […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To erase or strike out."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "erase",
          "erase"
        ],
        [
          "strike out",
          "strike out"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To erase or strike out."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To eliminate completely; to annihilate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eliminate",
          "eliminate"
        ],
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ],
        [
          "annihilate",
          "annihilate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Computing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "delete",
          "delete"
        ],
        [
          "permanently",
          "permanently"
        ],
        [
          "e-mail",
          "e-mail"
        ],
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ],
        [
          "deletion",
          "deletion"
        ],
        [
          "store",
          "store"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌndʒ"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zadraskvam",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "задрасквам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "uitwissen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "forviŝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "poistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "effacer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "ausstreichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "durchstreichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "töröl"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "kitöröl"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "kihúz"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "efacar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "espungere"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "expungō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyčórkivatʹ",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "вычёркивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "borrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to erase or strike out",
      "word": "utstryka"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "premahvam",
      "sense": "to eliminate",
      "word": "премахвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to eliminate",
      "word": "verwijderen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to eliminate",
      "word": "elimini"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to eliminate",
      "word": "hävittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to eliminate",
      "word": "tuhota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to eliminate",
      "word": "éliminer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to eliminate",
      "word": "auslöschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to eliminate",
      "word": "megsemmisít"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to eliminate",
      "word": "expungir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "likvidirovatʹ",
      "sense": "to eliminate",
      "word": "ликвидировать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to eliminate",
      "word": "utplåna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "expunge"
}

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