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Expiate
Expiate meaning
To atone or make reparation for. | To make amends or pay the penalty for. | To relieve or cleanse of guilt.
Example sentences (3)
Columba's own conscience was uneasy, and on the advice of an aged hermit, Molaise, he resolved to expiate his offence by going into exile and win for Christ as many souls as had perished in the terrible battle of Cúl Dreimhne.
He received lavish donations from the wealthy families of Rome, who, following his own example, were eager to expiate to God for their sins.
Potter, "Entertainers in the Roman Empire," p. 303. The Romans thought gladiator contests had originated with funeral games and sacrifices in which select captive warriors were forced to fight to expiate the deaths of noble Romans.