Dictionary Entry
expiate
expiate is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, adjective, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To extinguish the guilt of by sufferance of penalty or some equivalent; to make complete satisfaction for; to atone for; to make amends for; to make expiation for; as, to expiate a crime, a guilt, or sin. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To extinguish the guilt of by sufferance of penalty or some equivalent; to make complete satisfaction for; to atone for; to make amends for; to make expiation for; as, to expiate a crime, a guilt, or sin.
- 2transitive verb
To purify with sacred rites.
- 3adjective
Terminated.
- 4verb
make amends for
"expiate one's sins"
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