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expiate

verb C2
MEANING IN ENGLISH

to make amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing

In context

01

He tried to expiate his crime by helping the poor.

Synonyms

redress,compensate,atone

Antonyms

offend,wrong

Collocations

expiate guilt,expiate sin,expiate crime

Verb forms

Past: expiated · Past participle: expiated · -ing: expiating

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗