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   Ex·pi·ate

   /ˈekspēˌāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. atone for (guilt or sin): "their sins must be expiated by sacrifice"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘end (rage, sorrow, etc.) by suffering it to the full’): from Latin expiat- ‘appeased by sacrifice’, from the verb expiare, from ex- ‘out’ + piare (from pius ‘pious’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. expiable adjective
   • 2. expiator noun
   • 3. expiatory adjective

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   Synonyms for EXPIATE: compensate, redeem, repay, correct, atone (for), make amends for, amend, make good for, reimburse, rectify.

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   verb. These are words and phrases related to expiate. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of expiate. By confessing your sins and being truly repentant you may expiate them. Synonyms. atone for. do penance. rectify. make up for. make amends. redeem. compensate. redress. make reparation. make good.

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   Other forms: expiated; expiating; expiates. In the fairy tale, the baker must expiate his father’s sins by bringing the witch three ingredients for a magic potion: a cow, a cape and a slipper. Expiate means to make amends or atone for a wrong you or someone else has committed.

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   Synonyms for EXPIATE in English: make amends for, redeem, redress, atone for, do penance for, make up for, offset, make good, compensate for, outweigh, …

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    Synonyms for EXPIATION: atonement, reparation, absolution, forgiveness, pardon, amends, remission, indemnity; Antonyms of EXPIATION: indictment, prosecution, accusation, impeachment, incrimination, condemnation, arraignment, conviction.

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    Synonyms for EXPIATE: appease, atone, atone for, make-amends, amend, aby, compensate, forgive, abye, reconcile, rectify.