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View usage for: (ekspieɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense expiates, present participle expiating, past tense, past participle expiatedverbIf you expiate guilty feelings or bad behaviour, you do something to indicate that you are sorry for what you have done. [formal] It seemed that Alice was expiating her father's sins with her charity work. [VERB noun] [Also VERB noun + for]Synonyms: make amends for, redeem, redress, atone for More Synonyms of expiate expiation (ekspieɪʃən) uncountable noun ...an often painful process of evaluation and expiation. Synonyms: amends, redemption, redress, atonement More Synonyms of expiate expiate in British English (ˈɛkspɪˌeɪt) verb(transitive) to atone for or redress (sin or wrongdoing); make amends for Derived forms expiator (ˈexpiˌator) noun Word origin C16: from Latin expiāre, from pius dutiful; see piousexpiate in American English (ˈɛkspiˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈexpiˌated or ˈexpiˌating1. to make amends or reparation for (wrongdoing or guilt); atone for 2. to pay the penalty of; suffer for Derived forms expiation (ˌexpiˈation) noun expiator (ˈexpiˌator) noun Word origin < L expiatus, pp. of expiare, to make satisfaction or atonement < ex-, out + piare, to appease, akin to pius, pious Examples of 'expiate' in a sentenceexpiate Definition to make amends for (a sin or wrongdoing) (formal) repentant sinners seeking to expiate their wrongdoing Synonyms make amends for atone for do penance for Additional synonymsDefinition to make up for Work is the way people seek to redeem their sins. Synonyms make up for, offset, make good, compensate for, outweigh, redress, atone for, make amends for, defrayDefinition to make amends for Victims are turning to litigation to redress wrongs done to them. Synonyms make amends for, pay for, make up for, compensate for, put right, recompense for, make reparation for, make restitution for - expert
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