Expunging - English meaning

verb

Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).

Usage examples:

The tax was abolished in 1977

verb

Do away with

verb

To put an end to something, such as an organization, rule, or custom

Usage examples:

Massachusetts voters abolished rent control.

verb

Destroy utterly; obliterate.

Usage examples:

A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all

verb

To destroy completely, leaving nothing

Usage examples:

The approaching tornado was annihilating everything in its path., the annihilation of smallpox is a…

verb

Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).

Usage examples:

The decision was annulled by the courts

verb

To announce officially a law, marriage, or other contract as no longer existing

Usage examples:

The contract was finally annulled., you will need a court hearing to get an annulment.

verb

To state officially that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists

Usage examples:

The court did not annul the sentences but ruled they should be reviewed., we will seek an early hea…

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

Usage examples:

He was forced to cancel his visit

noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

Usage examples:

A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

verb

To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something

Usage examples:

[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…

phrasal verb

Remove from a list

phrasal verb

To draw a line through something you have written, usually because it is wrong

Usage examples:

If you think it's wrong, cross it out and write it again.

verb

Remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), especially by drawing a line through it.

Usage examples:

The passage was deleted

noun

A command or key on a computer which erases text.

Usage examples:

You can use delete to remove a number of lines from your program

verb

To remove (part or all of) a written or electronic text

Usage examples:

[ t ] she accidentally deleted one of her computer files., [ t ] the editor deleted the last three …

verb

End the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.

Usage examples:

The room had been destroyed by fire

verb

To damage something, esp. in a violent way, so that it can no longer be used or no longer exists

Usage examples:

You can use a shredder to destroy old bank statements., losing his job seemed to completely destroy…

verb

Erase (a mark) from a surface.

Usage examples:

With time, the words are effaced by the rain

verb

To remove something intentionally

Usage examples:

The whole country had tried to efface the memory of the old dictatorship.

verb

Completely remove or get rid of (something).

Usage examples:

A policy that would eliminate inflation

verb

To remove or take away something

Usage examples:

You can never totally eliminate the possibility of human error., arts programs face elimination in …

verb

To completely remove something that is not wanted or needed

Usage examples:

The problem we confront today is there is no one thing that can eliminate our dependency on petrole…

verb

Destroy completely; put an end to.

Usage examples:

This disease has been eradicated from the world

verb

To get rid of or destroy something completely

Usage examples:

A new vaccine eradicated polio.

verb

Rub out or remove (writing or marks).

Usage examples:

Graffiti had been erased from the wall

verb

To destroy or remove something completely

Usage examples:

A subdirectory filled with precious data can be erased if you are not careful., i kept changing my …

verb

To cancel the effect of an increase or fall in something such as an amount of debt, the price of shares, etc.

Usage examples:

Erase a deficit/debt/loss to erase the budget deficit through cuts alone would mean extreme measure…

verb

Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.

Usage examples:

Firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze

verb

To stop a fire or light from burning

Usage examples:

It took the firefighters four hours to extinguish the flames.

verb

To take something away, for example a right to do something

Usage examples:

A deed restriction extinguishes the right to use or develop a property for certain things., with in…

verb

Eradicate or destroy completely.

Usage examples:

Timber wolves were extirpated from new england more than a century ago

verb

Destroy completely, as if down to the roots

verb

To remove or destroy something completely

verb

Destroy utterly; wipe out.

Usage examples:

The memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Usage examples:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises

noun

A degree of remoteness or separation.

Usage examples:

At this remove, the whole incident seems insane

idiom

Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

phrasal verb

Erase pencil marks with a rubber.

Usage examples:

He rubbed out a couple of lines and carried on drawing

phrasal verb

(of a gangster or assassin) kill someone.

Usage examples:

You can bet he's been rubbed out for business reasons