Expiate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make amends or reparation for; atone: expiate one's sins by acts of penance.
  • verb-intransitive. To make amends; atone.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To atone or make reparation for.
  • v. To make amends or pay the penalty for.
  • v. To relieve or cleanse of guilt.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • v. To purify with sacred rites.
  • adj. Terminated.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To atone for; make satisfaction or reparation for; remove or endeavor to remove the moral guilt of (a crime or evil act), or counteract its evil effects, by suffering a penalty or doing some counterbalancing good.
  • To avert by certain observances.
  • Expired.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make amends for
    • Antonym
    aggravate   
    Verb Form
    expiated    expiates    expiating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    correct    compensate    right    redress   
    Form
    expiated    expiating   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    terminated    redeem    assoil    purge    mend    ransom   
     
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