EXPIATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does expiate mean? • EXPIATE (verb)
The verb EXPIATE has 1 sense:
1. make amends for
Familiarity information: EXPIATE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EXPIATE (verb)
Meaning:
Make amends for
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
aby; abye; atone; expiate
Context example:
expiate one's sins
Hypernyms (to "expiate" is one way to...):
compensate; correct; redress; right (make reparations or amends for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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