verb
expiate
Expiate (verb) means to make up for something wrong that you have done.
verb
1
To make up for something wrong that you have done.
"I am going out to expiate a great wrong, Paul. A very necessary feature of the expiation is the marksmanship of my opponent."
— , Edgar Rice Burroughs (1913)
2
To put a wrong right by accepting the punishment or paying for it.
3
To free someone from the guilt of a wrongdoing.
4
To make something pure again through a religious ceremony.
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Etymology
Comes from Latin expiātus, the past participle of expiō (“atone for”).
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What is the meaning of expiate?
"expiate" (verb) means to make up for something wrong that you have done.
What is another word for expiate?
Other words for "expiate" include abye, aby, atone.
What are the different meanings of expiate?
"expiate" has 3 main meanings: 1. To make up for something wrong that you have done; 2. To put a wrong right by accepting the punishment or paying for it; 3. To free someone from the guilt of a wrongdoing.
