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Meaning of 'expiate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Expiate [ a.]
- Terminated.
2 . Expiate [ v. t.]
- To extinguish the guilt of by sufferance of penalty or some equivalent; to make complete satisfaction for; to atone for; to make amends for; to make expiation for; as, to expiate a crime, a guilt, or sin.
- To purify with sacred rites.

Meaning of 'expiate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . expiate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make amends for
Example in sentence:
  • expiate one's sins

Nearby Words:

expand expanded expander expanding expanse expansibility expansible expansile expansion expansive

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