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• n  deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
• v  remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• Henry studies manuals of toxicology, but never gets around to expunging his bride.
• By a vote of 79 to 56, they passed a resolution proposing that "the official name of the church be changed by expunging the word Protestant from its title.
• Last week the nation moved a step closer to expunging that stain.

• expunction
• erasure
• strike
• scratch
• expunge
• excise

News & Articles

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• Taliban's flagpole removed
  DOHA -- Police have removed a flagpole from the Taliban's office in Qatar, an official said on Sunday, expunging the last visible sign of official decoration that riled the Afghan government and derailed nascent peace talks.
  June 24, 2013 - MSN
• Taliban's flagpole axed in bid to resurrect peace talks
  DOHA -- Police have removed a flagpole from the Taliban's office in Qatar, an official said on Sunday, expunging the last visible sign of official decoration that riled the Afghan government and derailed nascent peace talks.
  June 24, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• Peace talks may resume after Taliban flagpole removed from Qatar office
  KABUL/DOHAR - Police have removed a flagpole from the Taliban's office in Qatar, an official said on Sunday, expunging the last visible sign of official decoration that riled the Afghan government and derailed nascent peace talks. The Taliban was due to hold discussions with U.S. officials in...
  June 24, 2013 - New York Post

Quotes

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• Irwin Cotler in New York Times
  The UN has participated in expunging this experience from the Mideast narrative and from the UN narrative,Mr. Cotler said.