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expunge

/ɪkˈspʌndʒ/verb

उच्चारण इक्स्पन्ज

(रिकॉर्ड से) हटाना, मिटाना, काट देना

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    [T] ~ sth (from sth) formal

    to remove or get rid of something, such as a name or a piece of information, from a list or a record

    (रिकॉर्ड से) हटाना, मिटाना, काट देना

    • The Speaker ordered the remarks to be expunged from the record.
    • She tried to expunge the memory from her mind.
    • The court ordered the old conviction to be expunged from his record.
    + 2 more examples
    • The editor expunged the offensive sentence from the article.
    • Nothing could expunge the memory of that terrible night.

    Synonyms erase delete remove strike out obliterate

    Opposite insert add include record

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

erase delete remove strike out obliterate

Antonyms

insert add include record

AaSpelling

ex·punge

With -punge (not 'expunj' or 'expung').

अंत में -punge ('expunj' या 'expung' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the remove words together: expunge (from a record), erase (rub out), delete (from a text or computer), obliterate (destroy completely), efface (rub away).

हटाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: expunge (रिकॉर्ड से), erase (मिटाना), delete (पाठ या कंप्यूटर से), obliterate (पूरी तरह नष्ट करना), efface (घिसकर मिटाना)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Expunged from the record (in Parliament, unparliamentary words are expunged by the Speaker or the Chairman).

Collocation 'expunged from the record' (संसद में असंसदीय शब्द Speaker या सभापति द्वारा expunge किए जाते हैं)।