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to expunge
01
to remove something, often by erasing or crossing it out
Transitive: to expunge part of a writing
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
expunge
3rd person singular
expunges
Present participle
expunging
Past simple
expunged
Past participle
expunged
Examples
The teacher asked the students to expunge the incorrect answers and write the correct ones.
02
to completely eliminate something
Transitive: to expunge sth
Examples
The goal was to expunge any trace of his former association with the company.
Lexical Tree
expunging
expunge
