Expunge and Forge

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Expunge verb - To destroy all traces of.

Usage example: time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here

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Forge is an antonym for expunge.

Nearby Word: expunging

Forge verb - To move forward along a course.

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Expunge is an antonym for forge.

Nearby Words: forged, forging, forger

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