/
ˈɛkspɪeɪt/
v.
atone for (guilt or wrongdoing).
Derivative
- expiable adj.
- expiation n.
- expiator n.
- expiatory
/ˈɛkspɪət(ə)ri, ˌɛkspɪˈeɪt(ə)ri/
adj.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (ME) as expiation): from L. expiat-, expiare ‘appease by sacrifice’ (based on pius ‘pious’).
