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expiate

(ekspieɪt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense expiates, present participle expiating, past tense, past participle expiated

verb

If 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 pious

expiate in American English

(ˈɛkspiˌeɪt)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈexpiˌated or ˈexpiˌating

to make amends or reparation for (wrongdoing or guilt); atone for

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 sentence
expiate

I shall expiate my sin of leaving you forlorn in wicked Suez and expunge myself of guilt for ever more.It was his way to soothe hurt, or expiate guilt or smooth troubled waters.

(verb) in the sense of make amends for

Definition

to make amends for (a sin or wrongdoing)

(formal)

repentant sinners seeking to expiate their wrongdoing

Synonyms

make amends for

redeem

Work is the way people seek to redeem their sins.

redress

Victims are turning to litigation to redress wrongs done to them.

atone for

do penance for

Additional synonyms

in the sense of redeem

Definition

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,

defray

in the sense of redress

Definition

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

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单词	expiate
释义	Trends of expiate View usage for: expiate (ekspieɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense expiates, present participle expiating, past tense, past participle expiated verb If 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 pious expiate in American English (ˈɛkspiˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈexpiˌated or ˈexpiˌating 1. 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 sentence expiate I shall expiate my sin of leaving you forlorn in wicked Suez and expunge myself of guilt for ever more. Holt, Victoria THE BLACK OPAL (1990) It was his way to soothe hurt, or expiate guilt or smooth troubled waters. Spellman, Cathy Cash PAINT THE WIND (1990) (verb) in the sense of make amends for Definition to make amends for (a sin or wrongdoing) (formal) repentant sinners seeking to expiate their wrongdoing Synonyms make amends for redeem Work is the way people seek to redeem their sins. redress Victims are turning to litigation to redress wrongs done to them. atone for do penance for Additional synonyms in the sense of redeem Definition 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, defray in the sense of redress Definition 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 Nearby words of expiate expert expertise expertness expiate expiation expiration expire Synonyms of 'expiate' expiate Explore 'expiate' in the dictionary
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