Expunge
Pronunciation : Ex*punge"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to prick, puncture. See Pungent.]
Definition : 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.
2. To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expugne an offense. Sandys. Expugne the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts. Pope.
Syn. -- To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy; annihilate; cancel.
t. [imp. & p. p. Expunged();p. pr. & vb. n. Expunging().]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913