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expunges

[ɪkˈspʌndʒɪz]
verb
apaga
1. To erase or remove completely, especially from a record or memory
The court expunges the criminal record after five years.
O tribunal apaga o registro criminal após cinco anos.
2. To eliminate or destroy something entirely
She expunges all traces of her past from her new home.
Ela elimina todos os vestígios do seu passado de sua nova casa.
3. To blot out or obliterate from written record
The editor expunges the offensive passage from the manuscript.
O editor remove a passagem ofensiva do manuscrito.
Synonyms
erasesremoveseliminatesdeletesobliteratesexpels
Antonyms
retainspreservesmaintainskeepsrecords

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
apaga
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
elimina
Preferred in European Portuguese legal contexts
General
remove
Alternative formal translation

Related Idioms & Phrases

expunge from the record
expunge one's record
expunge all evidence
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