Hyphenation
ex·pungeTurkish pronunciation
îkspʌncSynonyms
abolish,
annihilate,
annul,
black,
black out,
blot out,
blue pencil,
call all bets off,
call off,
cancel,
cut,
delete,
discard,
drop,
effacePronunciation
/əkˈspənʤ/ /ɪkˈspʌnʤ/
Etymology
[ ik-sp&nj ] (transitive verb.) 1602. From Latin expungere pungere.