expiate
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expiates;
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expiating
Britannica Dictionary definition of EXPIATE
[+ object]
formal
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to do something as a way to show that you are sorry about doing something bad
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trying to find a way to expiate [=atone for] his guilt/sin
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expiation of his guilt
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hoping to make expiation for their sins
