expunge

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin expungere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/, /ɛkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -ʌndʒ === Verb === expunge (third-person singular simple present expunges, present participle expunging, simple past and past participle expunged) (transitive) To erase or strike out. (transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate. (transitive, computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Verb === expunge second-person singular present active imperative of expungō == Portuguese == === Verb === expunge inflection of expungir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative