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1. (v.t.) expiate
to atone for; make amends or reparation for:
to expiate a crime.
Etymology: (1585–95; < L expiātus, ptp. of expiāre=ex-ex -1+piāre to propitiate)
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1. (verb) expiate, aby, abye, atone
make amends for
"expiate one's sins"
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1. (adj) expiate
terminated
2. (verb) expiate
to extinguish the guilt of by sufferance of penalty or some equivalent; to make complete satisfaction for; to atone for; to make amends for; to make expiation for; as, to expiate a crime, a guilt, or sin
3. (verb) expiate
to purify with sacred rites
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