英语词汇“expiate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

expiateexpiate /ˈɛkspiˌeɪt/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYexpiate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of expiare, from pius; ➔ PIOUS

VERB TABLE

expiate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	expiate
	he, she, it	expiates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	expiated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have expiated
	he, she, it	has expiated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had expiated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will expiate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have expiated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am expiating
	he, she, it	is expiating
	you, we, they	are expiating
Past	I, he, she, it	was expiating
	you, we, they	were expiating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been expiating
	he, she, it	has been expiating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been expiating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be expiating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been expiating

formal to do something to show that you are sorry and to improve the situation after you have done something wrong: Maybe he was looking for a way to expiate his guilt.—expiation /ˌɛkspiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]