expunge

Definition of Expunge in English :

1. excise, expunge, scratch, strike

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

Example Sentences:
'Please strike this remark from the record'
'scratch that remark'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Expunge

verb (transitive)

1.

to delete or erase; blot out; obliterate

2.

to wipe out or destroy

verb transitiveWord forms: exˈpunged or exˈpunging

to erase or remove completely; blot out or strike out; delete; cancel

tr.v. ex·punged, ex·pung·ing, ex·pung·es

1. To erase, delete, or strike out: expunged their names from the list.

2. To eliminate completely; wipe out: a government's attempt to expunge dissidents. See Synonyms at erase.