Expunge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspˈʌndʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspˈʌndʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspˈʌndʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˈʌndʒ/.

Examples

Please strike this remark from the record
scratch that remark

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

excise scratch strike

Parts of Speech

verb	remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line “Please strike this remark from the record”

Word Forms

expunction	noun	deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
expunging	noun	deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
excision	noun	the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

löschen

durch Ausradieren oder Durchstreichen oder wie durch das Zeichnen einer Linie entfernen

🇫🇷French

effacer

supprimer en effaçant ou en barrant ou comme en traçant un trait

🇪🇸Spanish

borrar

eliminar borrando o tachando o como si dibujara una línea

🇮🇹Italian

cancellare

rimuovere cancellando o cancellando o come se tracciasse una linea

🇳🇱Dutch

uitwissen

verwijderen door te wissen of door te strepen of alsof u een lijn trekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

expurgar

remover apagando ou riscando ou como se desenhasse uma linha

🇷🇺Russian

стереть

удалить, стирая или зачеркивая или как бы рисуя линию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हटाए

मिटाकर या काट कर या मानो कोई रेखा खींचकर हटा दें

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্মূল করা

মুছে ফেলা বা ক্রস আউট বা একটি লাইন আঁকার মাধ্যমে অপসারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

அகற்று

அழித்தல் அல்லது கடப்பதன் மூலம் அல்லது ஒரு கோடு வரைவதன் மூலம் அகற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తొలగించు

చెరిపివేయడం లేదా దాటడం ద్వారా లేదా గీతను గీయడం ద్వారా తీసివేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

काढून टाकणे

मिटवून किंवा ओलांडून किंवा जणू एक रेषा काढून काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાઢી નાખવું

ભૂંસીને અથવા પાર કરીને અથવા જાણે રેખા દોરીને દૂર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಹಾಕು

ಅಳಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಥವಾ ದಾಟುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಥವಾ ರೇಖೆಯನ್ನು ಎಳೆಯುವ ಮೂಲಕ ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

മായ്‌ക്കുന്നതിലൂടെയോ മുറിച്ചുകടക്കുന്നതിലൂടെയോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു വര വരയ്ക്കുന്നതിലൂടെയോ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਟਾਉਣਾ

ਮਿਟਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਰ ਕਰਕੇ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਲਾਈਨ ਖਿੱਚ ਕੇ ਹਟਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

صاف کرنا

مٹانے یا کراس آؤٹ کرکے یا گویا لائن کھینچ کر ہٹا دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

删除

通过擦除或划掉或像画线一样删除

🇯🇵Japanese

消去する

消すか取り消し線を引くか線を引くかのように取り除く

🇰🇷Korean

지우다

지우거나 줄을 그어 제거하거나 선을 그리는 것처럼 제거합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bôi

xóa bằng cách xóa hoặc gạch bỏ hoặc như thể bằng cách vẽ một đường

🇹🇭Thai

ล้างข้อมูล

ลบออกโดยการลบหรือขีดฆ่าออกหรือราวกับลากเส้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghapus

hapus dengan cara menghapus atau mencoret atau seolah-olah dengan menggambar garis

🇵🇭Filipino

tanggalin

alisin sa pamamagitan ng pagbubura o pagtawid o parang sa pamamagitan ng pagguhit ng linya

🇲🇾Malay

buang

keluarkan dengan memadam atau memotong atau seolah-olah dengan melukis garisan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسح

إزالة بالمسح أو الشطب أو كما لو كان عن طريق رسم خط

🇮🇷Persian

حذف کردن

با پاک کردن یا خط زدن یا گویی با کشیدن یک خط حذف کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

silmek

silerek veya üstünü çizerek veya sanki bir çizgi çiziyormuş gibi kaldırın

🇮🇱Hebrew

למחוק

להסיר על ידי מחיקה או חצייה או כאילו על ידי שרטוט קו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'expunge'?

The primary meaning of 'expunge' is 'remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line'.

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Using 'expunge' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'expunge' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'expunge' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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