Definition of Expiate
to make up for something
Examples of Expiate in a sentence
To expiate for breaking his neighbor’s window, John shoveled snow for three months. 🔊
During the sentencing, the victim’s mother said there was no way the murderer could expiate for killing her only child. 🔊
Jack had no idea how he was going to expiate the fact he forgot his wedding anniversary. 🔊
Because Bill lacks an income source, he can only expiate for his crime by collecting trash on the side of the roads. 🔊
The boy gave his younger sister a cookie to expiate for stepping on her doll’s head. 🔊
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