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expiate
What does expiate mean?
expiate (verb): to atone or make reparation for.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce expiate?
/ˈɛkspiˌeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does expiate come from?
From Latin expiātus, past participle of expiō (“atone for”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to expiate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “expiate” mean?
permeate or penetrate gradually
Not quite: that's what leach means.
to get in the way of; to hinder
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to move upward, to fly, to soar
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to atone or make reparation for
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