EXPIATE


Meaning of EXPIATE in English

v.tr.

1. pay the penalty for (wrongdoing).

2 make amends for.

Derivatives:

expiable adj. expiatory adj. expiation n. expiator n.

Etymology: L expiare expiat- (as EX-(1), pius devout)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.