expunges
Removes from record
Expunges means erases, removes, or destroys completely.
The word implies thorough elimination, often of something undesirable: The court expunged his juvenile record.
Records, memories, and evidence are commonly expunged.
The word carries a sense of official or deliberate removal rather than casual deletion.
Remove recorded marks
strike · obliterate · efface · wipe · scrub · cross out · blot out · black out
Destroy completely, leaving nothing
- eradicateDestroy completely, utterly
- extirpateDestroy utterly, completely
- eliminateRemove completely
- destroyCause complete ruin
obliterate · wipe out · exterminate · stamp out · root out · abolish · liquidate · decimate
Making impermeable
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- dismissalRemoval from position
- vacateLeave a place empty
annulment · quash · pardon · clemency · discharge · set aside · rehabilitation · vindication
erase
Remove recorded marks
excise · strike · obliterate · efface · wipe · scrub · cross out · blot out · black out · scratch out
annihilate
Destroy completely, leaving nothing
destroy · obliterate · wipe out · exterminate · stamp out · root out · abolish · liquidate · decimate · devastate
sealing
Making impermeable
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- dismissalRemoval from position
vacate · annulment · quash · pardon · clemency · discharge · set aside · rehabilitation · vindication · not guilty
cleanse
Remove dirt or sin
expurgate · decontaminate · lustration · catharsis · detoxify · disinfect · clean · sterilize · ablution · bowdlerize
- leaving outomits, skips, excludes, bypasses, passes over
expungespreserves
Cooked fruit in sugar
retains · keeps · maintains · conserves · safeguards
- record expungementLegal removal of convictions