expunge

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·punge /ɪkˈspʌndʒ/ verb [transitive] formal 1. REMOVEto remove a name from a list, piece of information, or book 删去，勾销2 FORGETto make someone forget something unpleasant 使淡忘expunge something from something I wanted to expunge the memory of that first race from my mind. 我想把首次赛跑的记忆抹去。→ See Verb table

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expunge• They know that his letters home will be read by censors, and that any indication of his whereabouts will be expunged.• I wrote the letter a dozen times, trying to moderate the tone, studiously expunging all traces of passion.• You don't need to - it was expunged automatically long ago.• Three others served probationary terms and their charges have been expunged, Charlton said.• My karma was to help her expunge her personal devils by being smaller than she was when she was angry.• Their criminal records were expunged in return for their testimony.• I don't think there's anything terrible about expunging Sylvie.expunge something from something• Howard tried to expunge the whole episode from his memory.Origin expunge (1600-1700) Latin expungere “to mark something with small holes to show that it is to be removed”, from pungere “to make a small hole”

ex·punge verbChineseSyllable

a Corpus piece a to list, from of remove information, name

expunge
ex‧punge /ɪkˈspʌndʒ/

verb [transitive] formal

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: expungere __to mark something with small holes to show that it is to be removed__, from pungere __to make a small hole__

1. to remove a name from a list, piece of information, or book
2. to make someone forget something unpleasant
expunge something from something