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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. deletion by an act of expunging or erasing;
[syn: expunction, expunging, erasure]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Expunge \Ex*punge"\ ([e^]ks*p[u^]nj"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expunged ([e^]ks*p[u^]njd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Expunging ([e^]ks*p[u^]n"j[i^]ng).] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to prick, puncture. See Pungent.] 1. To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to expunge words, lines, or sentences. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expunge an offense. --Sandys. [1913 Webster] Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts. --Pope. Syn: To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy; annihilate; cancel. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

expunging \expunging\ n. deletion by an act of expunging or erasing. Syn: expunction, erasure. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

expunging n 1: deletion by an act of expunging or erasing [syn: expunction, expunging, erasure]