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   Expunge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expunged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Expunging .] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to prick, puncture. See Pungent.]
   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.
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   To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expunge an offense.
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   Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.
   Pope.
   Syn. -- To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy; annihilate; cancel.
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