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.