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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
expiate /ˈɛkspɪeɪt/

▶verb atone for (guilt or wrongdoing).

– derivatives
expiable adjective,
expiation noun,
expiator noun,
expiatory /ˈɛkspɪət(ə)ri, ˌɛkspɪˈeɪt(ə)ri/ adjective.

– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as expiation): from L. expiat-, expiare ‘appease by sacrifice’ (based on pius ‘pious’).

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