Ex*punge" (&ebreve;ks*pŭnj"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expunged (- pŭnjd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Expunging (- pŭn"j&ibreve;ng).] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to prick, puncture. See Pungent.] 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 expunge an offense. Sandys.

Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.

Syn. -- To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy; annihilate; cancel.

• To erase or strike out.
  
• To eliminate completely; annihilate.