🙏expiate

verb
/ˈɛkspieɪt/

Meaning

to make amends for guilt or wrongdoing

Example Sentences

He tried to expiate his crime by helping the poor.

Example Expressions

expiate guilt

Synonyms

atone, redress, amend, compensate, repent

Antonyms

sin, offend, wrong

Collocations

expiate sin, expiate guilt, expiate crime, expiate wrongdoing

Related Vocabularies

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