expunge

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To erase or strike out. transitive
    — The gentleman from Texas [Mr. CRAIN] asks unanimous consent to expunge from the RECORD and from the Journal the motion to excuse the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. ALLEN] […]
  2. To eliminate completely; to annihilate. transitive
  3. To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored. transitive

词形变化

expunges present,singular,third-person expunging participle,present expunged participle,past expunged past

词源

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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