gutmachen — meaning in English

English meaning

• acquit verb To decide in court that someone is not guilty.
• expiate verb To make up for something wrong that you have done.

Senses

gutmachen is used for these senses in English:

• acquit (transitive, obsolete, rare) To pay for; to atone for.
• expiate (transitive) To make amends or pay the penalty for.
• make up To compensate, to fill in, to catch up.

acquit — full definition

1. verb To decide in court that someone is not guilty.
2. verb To pay off or settle something owed, such as a debt.
3. verb To free someone from a duty, obligation or charge.
4. verb To behave in a particular way, especially in carrying out a task.

expiate — full definition

1. verb To make up for something wrong that you have done.
2. verb To put a wrong right by accepting the punishment or paying for it.
3. verb To free someone from the guilt of a wrongdoing.
4. verb To make something pure again through a religious ceremony.

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