verbthird conjugation
expungō
expungō (present infinitive expungere, perfect active expūnxī, supine expūnctum)
Classical[ɛkˈspʊŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ekˈspuŋ.ɡo]
Meaning
- to strike out, cross out, blot out, erase
- to expunge (a debt)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | expungō | expungēbam | expungam | expūnxī | expūnxeram | expūnxerō |
| 2nd sg. | expungis | expungēbās | expungēs | expūnxistī | expūnxerās | expūnxeris |
| 3rd sg. | expungit | expungēbat | expunget | expūnxit | expūnxerat | expūnxerit |
| 1st pl. | expungimus | expungēbāmus | expungēmus | expūnximus | expūnxerāmus | expūnxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | expungitis | expungēbātis | expungētis | expūnxistis | expūnxerātis | expūnxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | expungunt | expungēbant | expungent | expūnxērunt expūnxēre | expūnxerant | expūnxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | expungam | expungerem | expūnxerim | expūnxissem |
| 2nd sg. | expungās | expungerēs | expūnxerīs | expūnxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | expungat | expungeret | expūnxerit | expūnxisset |
| 1st pl. | expungāmus | expungerēmus | expūnxerīmus | expūnxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | expungātis | expungerētis | expūnxerītis | expūnxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | expungant | expungerent | expūnxerint | expūnxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | expungor | expungēbar | expungar |
| 2nd sg. | expungeris expungere | expungēbāris expungēbāre | expungēris expungēre |
| 3rd sg. | expungitur | expungēbātur | expungētur |
| 1st pl. | expungimur | expungēbāmur | expungēmur |
| 2nd pl. | expungiminī | expungēbāminī | expungēminī |
| 3rd pl. | expunguntur | expungēbantur | expungentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | expungar | expungerer |
| 2nd sg. | expungāris expungāre | expungerēris expungerēre |
| 3rd sg. | expungātur | expungerētur |
| 1st pl. | expungāmur | expungerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | expungāminī | expungerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | expungantur | expungerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | expunge | expungere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | expungite | expungiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | expungitō | expungitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | expungitō | expungitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | expungitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | expunguntō | expunguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | expungere | expungī |
| perfect infinitive | expūnxisse | expūnctum esse |
| future infinitive | expūnctūrum esse | expūnctum īrī |
| present participle | expungēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | expūnctus expūncta, expūnctā, expūnctae, expūnctam, expūnctārum, expūnctās, expūncte, expūnctī, expūnctīs, expūnctō, expūnctōrum, expūnctōs |
| future participle | expūnctūrus expūnctūra, expūnctūrā, expūnctūrae, expūnctūram, expūnctūrārum, expūnctūrās, expūnctūre, expūnctūrī, expūnctūrīs, expūnctūrō, expūnctūrōrum, expūnctūrōs, expūnctūrum | expungendus expungundus, expungenda, expungendā, expungendae, expungendam, expungendārum, expungendās, expungende, expungendīs, expungendōrum, expungendōs |
gerundexpungendī, expungendō, expungendumsupineexpūnctum, expūnctū
ex-pungo, unxi, unctum, 3, v. a. *
II. Transf.
A. To strike out, cross out, blot out, erase from a list by points (set above or below).
1. Lit., to expunge a debt, to discharge a soldier (mostly ante- and post-class.;
not in Cic.): ut expungatur nomen, ne quid debeam, Plaut. Cist. 1, 3, 41: miles pulchre centuriatus est expuncto in manipulo, discharged, disbanded, id. Curc. 4, 4, 29: decurias judicum, Suet. Claud. 15: ex causa desertionis notatus temporis, quo in desertione fuit, stipendiis expungitur, is struck off from the roll, deprived of his pay, Dig. 49, 16, 15. —2. In gen.
(a). To get out of the way, remove:
pupillum, Pers. 2, 12.—(b). Esp., to blot out a score, remove an obligation (by returning the favor):
munus munere, Sen. Ben. 4, 40, 4.—B. To settle or adjust an account, to reckon up any thing:
rei publicae rationes subscriptae et expunctae, Dig. 44, 3, 4: ausus est annumerare posteris stellas ac sidera ad nomen expungere, to reckon up, enumerate, Plin. 2, 26, 24, § 95: expungebantur milites laureati, were checked off, sc. as destined to be rewarded, Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.—2. Transf., in gen., to execute, accomplish, perform, fulfil:
effectum, Tert. Apol. 35: adventum, id. ib. 21: vota et gaudia Caesarum, id. ib. 35.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexpungō
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin expungō From ex- + pungō.
Descendants
- Catalanespunyir
- Englishexpunge
- Englishexpunct
- Italianespungere
- Italianspuntare
- Portugueseexpungir
- Spanishexpunger
- Spanishexpungir
- Friuliansponzi
- Friulianspongi
In English words that came into English from expungō
- expungeexpungere