v. t. | 1. | To extinguish the guilt of by sufferance of penalty or some equivalent; to make complete satisfaction for; to atone for; to make amends for; to make expiation for; |
2. | To purify with sacred rites. | |
a. | 1. | Terminated. |
Verb | 1. | expiate - make amends for; "expiate one's sins" |