Expiate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛk.spi.eɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Expiate is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To atone or make reparation for.
Meaning
(ambitransitive) To atone or make reparation for.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To make amends or pay the penalty for.
- (transitive, obsolete) To relieve or cleanse of guilt.
- (transitive) To purify with sacred rites.
- (transitive) To wind up, bring to an end.
Example Sentences
The Treasurer obliged himself to expiate the injury.
[…] and Epimenides was brought from Crete to expiate the city.
He had only to live and expiate in solitude the crimes which he had committed.
I am going out to expiate a great wrong, Paul. A very necessary feature of the expiation is the marksmanship of my opponent.
Word Forms
- expiates
- expiating
- expiated
Synonyms for expiate
Depending on context, synonyms include atone, abye, aby.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aby, atone, abye, answer, reparate, assoil.
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