v.
Pronunciation: ' ek-sp ē - ˌ ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -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 \ ' ek-sp ē - ə -b ə l \ adjective
– ex · pi · a · tor \ -sp ē - ˌ ā -t ə r \ noun