expiated

Variant of expiate

expiate definition

ex·pi·ate (eks′pē āt′)

transitive verb expiated -·at′ed, expiating -·at′·ing

  1. to make amends or reparation for (wrongdoing or guilt); atone for
  2. to pay the penalty of; suffer for

Etymology: < L expiatus, pp. of expiare, to make satisfaction or atonement < ex-, out + piare, to appease, akin to pius, pious

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