ex·pi·ate (eks′pē āt′)
transitive verb expiated -·at′ed, expiating -·at′·ing
Etymology: < L expiatus, pp. of expiare, to make satisfaction or atonement < ex-, out + piare, to appease, akin to pius, pious
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