expunge.
To erase or strike out.
Meaning & usage
To erase or strike out.
To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin expungerelbor. English expunge Learned borrowing from Latin expungere.
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