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inexpiate, a.|ɪnˈɛkspɪət| [ad. late L. inexpiāt-us (Augustine), f. in- (in-3) + expiātus, pa. pple. of expiāre to expiate.] 1. Not expiated or atoned for.
1819Blackw. Mag. IV. 733 That mantle of inexpiate dishonour. 1876Swinburne Erechtheus 1275 The unclean soul's inexpiate hunted head. †2. Unappeased: cf. prec. 2. Obs.
c1611Chapman Iliad ix. 493 To rest inexpiate were much too rude a part. |