(transitive, intransitive) To atone or make reparation for. / (transitive) To make amends or pay the penalty for. / (transitive, obsolete) To relieve or cleanse of guilt.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expiate

simple past tense and past participle of expiate

One who makes expiation or atonement.

plural of expiation

present participle of expiate

An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing. / (obsolete) The act of expiating or stripping off.

plural of expiator

Synonym of expiatory

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of expiate