expugn
expugn · expugns · expugned · expugning
To take by storm; captureTo take by storm; capture.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To take by storm; capture.
Origin
From Middle English expugnen, from Old French expugner, from Latin expugnō (“to take by stFrom Middle English expugnen, from Old French expugner, from Latin expugnō (“to take by storm”), from ex- + pugnō (“fight”), from pugnus (“fist”).
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Forms
expugns, expugning, expugned, expugnedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle