Definition of "expunge"

expunge

/ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/

verb
third-person singular simple present expunges, present participle expunging, simple past and past participle expunged
1. (transitive) To erase or strike out.
  Quotations
  The gentleman from Texas [Mr. CRAIN] asks unanimous consent to expunge from the RECORD and from the Journal the motion to excuse the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. ALLEN] […]
  1893, Congressional Record, page 1991
2. (transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
3. (transitive, computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.