ex‧pi‧ate /ˈekspieɪt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of expiare, from pius; ⇒ pious]
formal to show you are sorry for something you have done wrong by accepting your punishment willingly, or trying to do something to improve what you did:
She expiated her crime by becoming a nun.—expiation /ˌekspiˈeɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲