Expunge vs Destroy - What's the difference?
expunge | destroy | Related terms |
To erase or strike out.
To eliminate completely; annihilate.
To cause destruction.
To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
To put down or euthanize.
(colloquial) To defeat soundly.
(computing) To remove data.
Expunge is a related term of destroy.
As verbs the difference between expunge and destroy
is that expunge is to erase or strike out while destroy isto damage beyond use or repair
. expunge
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(expung)Derived terms
* expunctiondestroy
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To damage beyond use or repair.
- The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
- ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
- ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
- Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
- The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.