Expunge

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspʌndʒ/

Definitions of expunge

verb to erase or remove completely; to eliminate or destroy

Example Sentences

A1 I need to expunge this mistake from my record.

A2 The company decided to expunge all outdated files from their database.

B1 The court ordered the criminal record to be expunged after completing community service.

B2 The lawyer was able to expunge the false charges against her client.

C1 The government has been working to expunge all traces of corruption from the system.

C2 It is difficult to expunge the memories of war from the minds of those who lived through it.

Examples of expunge in a Sentence

formal The court granted the motion to expunge the criminal record.

informal They decided to expunge the old emails from the system.

slang I'm going to expunge that embarrassing photo from social media.

figurative She tried to expunge the painful memories from her mind.

Grammatical Forms of expunge

• past tense: expunged
• plural: expunges
• comparative: more expunged
• superlative: most expunged
• present tense: expunge
• future tense: will expunge
• perfect tense: has expunged
• continuous tense: is expunging
• singular: expunge
• positive degree: expunge
• infinitive: to expunge
• gerund: expunging
• participle: expunged

Origin and Evolution of expunge

First Known Use: 1580 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'expunge' originated from the Latin word 'expungere', which means to blot out or erase.

Evolution of the word: Initially used in the legal context to refer to the act of striking out or deleting something from a record or document, the word 'expunge' has evolved to also mean removing or eliminating something completely or erasing from existence in a broader sense.