expunge

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations

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From Latin expungere

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to expunge (third-person singular simple present expunges, present participle expunging, simple past and past participle expunged)

1. To erase or strike out.
2. To eliminate completely; annihilate.
3. To completely remove leaving no trace.
4. (computing) To completely erase a file, document or directory from a computer system.

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• expunction

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