EXPIATE


Meaning of EXPIATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈek-spē-ˌāt ]

verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Latin expiatus, past participle of expiare to atone for, from ex- + piare to atone for, appease, from pius faithful, pious

Date: circa 1500

transitive verb

1. obsolete : to put an end to

2.

a. : to extinguish the guilt incurred by

b. : to make amends for

permission to expiate their offences by their assiduous labours — Francis Bacon

intransitive verb

: to make expiation

• ex·pi·a·ble ˈek-spē-ə-bəl adjective

• ex·pi·a·tor -spē-ˌā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.