expunge

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin expungerelbor. English expunge Learned borrowing from Latin expungere.

1. To erase or strike out.

   “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] […]”

2. To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
3. To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.