Expiate
11expiate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin expiatus, past participle of expiare to atone for, from ex + piare to atone for, appease, from pius faithful, pious Date: circa 1500 transitive verb 1. obsolete to put an end to 2. a. to ex …
12expiate — 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)… …
13expiate — verb Expiate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑sin …
14expiate — [[t]e̱kspieɪt[/t]] expiates, expiating, 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] [V n] It seemed that Alice was expiating her father s sins… …
15expiate — verb the desire to expiate his sins Syn: atone for, make amends for, make up for, do penance for, pay for, redress, redeem, offset, make good …
16expiate — ex•pi•ate [[t]ˈɛk spiˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing to atone for; make amends or reparation for: to expiate a crime[/ex] • Etymology: 1585–95; < L expiātus, ptp. of expiāre= ex I+piāre to propitiate ex′pi•a tor, n …
17expiate — Synonyms and related words: amend, atone, atone for, compensate, compensate for, correct, cover, do penance, fill up, give and take, give satisfaction, indemnify, live down, make amends, make compensation, make good, make matters up, make… …
18expiate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. atone for (see atonement). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. atone for, make amends, appease, compensate; see apologize , pay for …
19expiate — ex|pi|ate [ˈekspieıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of expiare, from pius; PIOUS] formal to show you are sorry for something you have done wrong by accepting your punishment willingly, or trying to do something to… …
20expiate — ex|pi|ate [ ekspi,eıt ] verb transitive VERY FORMAL to show that you are sorry for something bad you have done by doing something good ╾ ex|pi|a|tion [ ,ekspi eıʃn ] noun uncount …
