Expiate

Synonyms for "expiate" (43 found)

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Closest matches (9)

atone amend atone for cleanse compensate compensate for

Verb(3 words)

Strong matches (13)

correct cover do penance fill up give and take give satisfaction indemnify live down make amends make compensation make good make matters up make reparation

Related words (21)

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

4 entries

compensate correct redress right

Synonyms

1 entries

atone

Related terms

3 entries

expiation expiator expiatory

derived

2 entries

inexpiate unexpiated

manner of

1 entries

right

related to

10 entries

amends atone cleanse expiation expiator expiatory guilt penalty relieve reparation

similar

1 entries

atone

Translations

29 translations across 15 languages.

Ancient Greek

2 entries

ἱλάσκομαι verb (to atone)
ἱλάσκομαι verb (to make amends)

Armenian

2 entries

քավել verb (to atone)
քավել verb (to make amends)

Bulgarian

1 entries

изкупвам verb (to atone)

Czech

4 entries

napravit verb (to atone)
napravit verb (to make amends)
odčinit verb (to atone)
odčinit verb (to make amends)

Dutch

2 entries

boeten verb (to atone)
goedmaken verb (to make amends)

Finnish

4 entries

antaa synninpäästö verb (dated: to relieve of guilt)
hyvittää verb (to make amends)
sovittaa verb (to atone)
sovittaa verb (to make amends)

German

2 entries

gutmachen verb (to make amends)
wiedergutmachen verb (to make amends)

Greek

2 entries

εξιλεώνω verb (to atone)
εξιλεώνω verb (to make amends)

Italian

2 entries

espiare verb (to atone)
espiare verb (to make amends)

Latin

1 entries

expiō verb (to atone)

Middle English

1 entries

beten verb (to atone)

Russian

1 entries

искупа́ть verb (to atone)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

thoir èirig verb (to atone)

Spanish

2 entries

expiar verb (to atone)
expiar verb (to make amends)

Swedish

2 entries

gottgöra verb (to atone)
sona verb (to atone)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

If you made a mistake, then overcome your shame, try to expiate your fault.

Source: tatoeba (2840077)

I want to expiate my guilt.

Source: tatoeba (10649918)

The Treasurer obliged himself to expiate the injury.

Source: wiktionary

At laſt, he diſtinctly pronounced theſe three words, LET THIS EXPIATE! And then, his head ſinking on his pillow, he expired; […]

Source: wiktionary

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