Associations to the word «Expiate»

Wiktionary

EXPIATE, verb. (transitive or intransitive) To atone or make reparation for.
EXPIATE, verb. (transitive) To make amends or pay the penalty for.
EXPIATE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To relieve or cleanse of guilt.
EXPIATE, verb. To purify with sacred rites.

Dictionary definition

EXPIATE, verb. Make amends for; "expiate one's sins".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche