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Definition of expiate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

expiate

verb

NAmE//ˈɛkspiˌeɪt//

expiate something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they expiate

he / she / it expiates

past simple expiated

-ing form expiating

to accept punishment for something that you have done wrong in order to show that you are sorry He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.

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expiation

NAmE//ˌɛkspiˈeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable, singular]See expiate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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