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expiate
1. v. (transitive, or intransitive) To atone or make reparation for.
2. v. To make amends or pay the penalty for.
3. v. (transitive, obsolete) To relieve or cleanse of guilt.
4. v. To purify with sacred rites.
5. v. To wind up, bring to an end.

Example Sentences

Once we had words like expiate and guilt.

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