EXPUNCTION Ex*punc"tion, n. Etym: [L. expunctio execution, performance, from expungere. See Expunge.]
Defn: The act of expunging or erasing; the condition of being expunged. Milton.
EXPUNGE
Ex*punge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expunged();p. pr. & vb. n.
Expunging().] Etym: [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge,
settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to prick, puncture. See
Pungent.]
1. To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to expunge words, lines, or sentences.
2. To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expugne an offense. Sandys. Expugne the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts. Pope.
Syn. — To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy; annihilate; cancel.
EXPURGATE Ex"pur*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expurgated(); p. pr. & vb. n. Expurgating().] Etym: [L. expurgatus, p.p. of expurgare to purge, purify; ex out, from + purgare to cleanse, purify, purge. See Purge, and cf. Spurge.]
Defn: To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book.
EXPURGATION Ex`pur*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. expurgatio justification, excuse: cf. F. expurgation.]
Defn: The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous. Milton.