expiate

Meaning

1. (ambitransitive) To atone or make reparation for.
2. (transitive) To make amends or pay the penalty for.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To relieve or cleanse of guilt.
4. (transitive) To purify with sacred rites.
5. (transitive) To wind up, bring to an end.

Synonyms

atone

aby

abye

atone for

propitiate

redress

make amends

credit

cure

drive away

expel

indemnify

allay

pay

💸

recompense

reconcile

redeem

refund

reimburse

relieve

repay

make peace

apologize

cleanse

clear up

compensate

compromise

conciliate

Translations

expier

espiare

εξιλεώνω

expiar

sühnen

redimir

büßen

boeten

boeten voor

gutmachen

purger

compenser

abbüßen

εξιλεώνομαι για

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛk.spi.eɪt/

Etymology

From Latin expiātus, past participle of expiō (“atone for”).