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expunge

/ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
ex-punge
IPA
/ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To erase or strike out.

Transitive verb

verb

To eliminate completely; to annihilate.

Transitive verb

verb

To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin expungerelbor. English expunge Learned borrowing from Latin expungere.

Usage

Inflected Forms

expunges (present, singular) expunging (participle, present) expunged (participle, past) expunged (past)

Derived Forms

expungable expungee expungement expunger expungible expunging expungings inexpungable inexpungible unexpungable unexpunged

Frequently Paired Words

expunction

Synonyms

strike scratch excise

Rhymes With

sponge plunge grunge lunge bunge younge longe gunge clunge munge blunge disponge

Questions

How do you pronounce expunge?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/.
What does expunge mean?
To erase or strike out.
Where does expunge come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin expungerelbor. English expunge Learned borrowing from Latin expungere.

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