单词 | expiate |
释义 | expiate —expiator, n. /ek"spee ayt'/, v.t., expiated, expiating. to atone for; make amends or reparation for: to expiate one's crimes. [1585-95; < L expiatus (ptp. of expiare to atone for, make good), equiv. to ex- EX-1 + pia(re) to propitiate (see PIOUS) + -tus ptp. suffix] |
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