Meaning & use
Expiated
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Made amends for wrongdoing or guilt, typically through an act of atonement or penance.
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He spent years trying to expiate the guilt he felt over the accident.
The character expiates his crimes through an act of self-sacrifice at the story's end.
A note on using this word
Often confused with words about ending something, but "expiate" specifically involves making moral or religious amends, not simply stopping an action.
Words with a similar meaning
atoned formade amends for
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