expugn (Meaning)
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expugn (v. t.)
To take by assault; to storm; to overcome; to vanquish; as, to expugn cities; to expugn a person by arguments.
Synonyms & Antonyms of expugn
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expugn Sentence Examples
- The defense attorney made a motion to expugn the defendant's juvenile record from the court file.
- The mayor promised to expugn the city's budget of all unnecessary spending.
- The expugnatory process revealed that the document had been altered.
- The expugnation of the diary entries allowed the author to start fresh.
- The government's attempts to expugn the memory of the dictator from history were met with fierce resistance.
- The company's reputation was expunged after the scandal was revealed.
- The scientist's theory was expunged from the scientific community after it was proven false.
- The student's graffiti was expunged from the school walls by the janitor.
- The expungement of the criminal record allowed the person to start over with a clean slate.
- The expunged files were later discovered in a secret archive.
FAQs About the word expugn
To take by assault; to storm; to overcome; to vanquish; as, to expugn cities; to expugn a person by arguments.
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No antonyms found.
The defense attorney made a motion to expugn the defendant's juvenile record from the court file.
The mayor promised to expugn the city's budget of all unnecessary spending.
The expugnatory process revealed that the document had been altered.
The expugnation of the diary entries allowed the author to start fresh.
