Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To overcome; conquer; take by assault.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To take by assault; to storm; to overcome; to vanquish
Etymologies
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From Old French expugner, from Latin expugnare ("to take by storm").
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Gammerstang commented on the word expugn
(verb) - Apparently a blend of expunge and impugn.
--Louise Pound's "Second Word List from Nebraska," c.1916
January 17, 2018