Expunge



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.删除
• ［英］ v.删除 ( to erase or remove completely; delete; cancel)
• ［记］ ex+punge ( 刺) -> 把刺挑出 -> 删除
• ［同］ 同根词: pungent ( 刺鼻的)
• ［例］ The editor expunged the book of its libelous content.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (expunged; expunging)

• Etymology: Latin expungere to mark for deletion by dots, from ex- + pungere to prick — more at pungent
• Date: 1602
• 1. to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
• 2. to efface completely ; destroy
• 3. to eliminate (as a memory) from one's consciousness
• ? expunger noun

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