Expunge

/ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/

Synonyms for "expunge" (90 found)

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Closest matches (18)

abbreviate abolish abridge annihilate annulblack outblotblot outblue pencilblue-pencil bowdlerizecall offcancel censor completecross out

Noun(1 words)

ashcans

Verb(1 words)

cancels

Strong matches (27)

cut dele delete discarddispose ofdropdrop the curtaineditedit outefface eliminateend offeradicate erase exclude

Verb(11 words)

deletedelete datadeleteddeny accesseffaced effaces eliminated eliminates erase erases excise

Noun(1 words)

erase energy data

Related words (45)

expurgate extinguish finalize finish foldfold upget it overget over withget throughget through withgive the quietuskayo kibosh killknock outko obliterate omit perfectpolish off

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put paid toraze rescind revokerub outrule outscrag scratchscratch outshoot downspongesponge outstrikestrike offstrike outvoidwipe outzap

Verb(6 words)

purge purged remove scratch seal strike

Noun(1 words)

redacting

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More general

6 entries

cancel delete deletionlegal actionlegal remedyremoval

More specific

8 entries

conviction expungementcriminal record clearancedelete fileerase recordjuvenile record sealingrecord sealingremove entrywipe memory

Collocations

6 entries

expunge a convictionexpunge a recordexpunge dataexpunge from recordsexpungement petitionexpungement procedure

Inflections

3 entries

expunged expunges expunging

Derivations

2 entries

expungement expunger

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The gentleman from Texas [Mr. CRAIN] asks unanimous consent to expunge from the RECORD and from the Journal the motion to excuse the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. ALLEN] […]

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