Expiate (Verb)
Meaning
Make amends for; "expiate one's sins".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She sought to expiate her past mistakes by volunteering at a local charity.
- He felt that his good deeds would expiate the wrongs he had committed in his youth.
- The condemned man spent his final days praying for forgiveness, hoping to expiate his sins.
- The family made a large donation to the community center in an attempt to expiate the harm caused by their ancestor's actions.
- After cheating on the exam, the student tried to expiate her guilt by confessing to the professor.