Expunge

v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Expunged (ĕks*pŭnjd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Expunging (ĕks*pŭn"jĭng).]
	2.	To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expunge an offense. Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts. - Pope.

Verb

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expunge - remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this remark from the record" Synonyms: excise, strike

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