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