Meaning & use
Expiating
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Making amends for guilt or wrongdoing, especially through voluntary suffering or reparation.
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He spent years expiating his youthful mistakes through charity work.
The character in the novel is expiating an old sin by caring for the orphaned children.
A note on using this word
Often confused with 'expediting'; 'expiate' relates to atonement and guilt, while 'expedite' means to speed something up.
Words with a similar meaning
atoning forredeemingmaking amends for
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