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

Definitions

1. transitive 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.
2. transitive verb. To purify with sacred rites.
3. adjective. Terminated.
4. verb. make amends for

   "expiate one's sins"

   Synonyms: aby, abye, atone

Synonyms

aby, abye, atone

Common word forms

expiated, expiates, expiating

Words from these letters

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