expiates

VERB

make amends for

Synonyms

STRONG

absolve amend appease atone compensate correct excuse forgive rectify redeem redress remedy

WEAK

atone for do penance pay one's dues square things

Antonyms

STRONG

blame charge damage forfeit harm injure lose punish worsen

Example Sentences

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At long last sister Anne expiates her negligence by dying.

From Time Magazine Archive

This belief teaches that each man is bound to an endless series of reincarnated lives, in each of which he expiates the sins accumulated in the life before.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Gaunt fully expiates her error before her trial ends.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics by Various

She expiates on its make and its merits, in professional language, and with a volubility that makes Edith's head swim.

From A Terrible Secret by Fleming, May Agnes

Fourth act—he expiates his crime and sees a chance to regain happiness after a long, weary probation.

From The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. by Various