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Word entry · 7 letters

expiate

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"Make amends for"

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛk.spi.eɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aeeiptxStarts with EEnds with E1 clues
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Definitions

  1. make amends for

Word origin

From Latin expiātus, past participle of expiō (“atone for”).

Used in a sentence

  • The Treasurer obliged himself to expiate the injury.
  • At laſt, he diſtinctly pronounced theſe three words, LET THIS EXPIATE! And then, his head ſinking on his pillow, he expired; […]
  • Thus those pious souls who expiate the remainder of their sins amidst such tortures will receive a special and opportune consolation, […]

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