expiate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛkspieɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ek′spē āt′)

Inflections of 'expiate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
expiates
v 3rd person singular
expiating
v pres p
expiated
v past
expiated
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•pi•ate  (ek′spē āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. to atone for;
    make amends or reparation for:to expiate one's crimes.
  • Latin expiātus (past participle of expiāre to atone for, make good), equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + piā(re) to propitiate (see pious) + -tus past participle suffix
  • 1585–95
ex′pi•a′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
expiate /ˈɛkspɪˌeɪt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to atone for or redress (sin or wrongdoing); make amends for
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin expiāre, from pius dutiful; see piousˈexpiˌator n
'expiate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pious - purgatory - atone - expiable - expiation - expiatory

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