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expiate
expiate
[
ékspi ayt
]
(
3rd person present singular
expiates
,
present participle
expiating
,
past and past participle
expiated
)
transitive verb
Definition:
atone for wrongdoing:
to make amends, show remorse, or suffer punishment for wrongdoing
[
Late 16th century. < Latin
expiat-
, past participle of
expiare
'atone completely' <
pius
'dutiful'
]
expiation
[
ékspi áysh'n
]
noun
expiator
noun
expiatory
[
ékspi ətəri,
ékspi áytəri
]
adjective
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expiation [ ékspi áysh'n ] nounexpiator nounexpiatory [ ékspi ətəri, ékspi áytəri ] adjective
