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utplåna — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • expunge verb To erase or strike out.
  • obliterate verb To destroy something completely, leaving no trace.

Senses

utplåna is used for these senses in English:

  • expunge (transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
  • obliterate To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.
  • wipe out (transitive) To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.

expunge — full definition

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

obliterate — full definition

  1. verb To destroy something completely, leaving no trace.
  2. verb To rub out or make text or a mark impossible to read.

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