Expunge and Wreck

Expunge

Expunge verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here

Wreck and expunge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wreck" instead a verb "Expunge".

Nearby Word: expunging

Wreck

Wreck verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters

Expunge and wreck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expunge" instead a verb "Wreck".

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

Common collocations

game expunge game wreck game
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