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expiate (v.)

c. 1600 (OED 2nd ed. print entry has a typographical error in the earliest date), from Latin expiatus, past participle of expiare "to make amends, atone for" (see expiation). Related: Expiable (1560s); expiated; expiating.

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Definitions of expiate from WordNet

expiate (v.)
make amends for;
expiate one's sins
Synonyms: aby / abye / atone
From wordnet.princeton.edu