Google
 

AllWords.com Home

English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search

  
Definitions
expiate Twit Definition of expiate Share Definition of expiate on Facebook Digg:Definition of expiate! stumble Definition of expiate Bookmark Definition of expiate on Delicious submit Definition of expiate to reddit Bookmark Definition of expiate
verb (expiates, expiating, expiated)
  1. (transitive) To atone or make reparation for.
  2. (transitive) To relieve of guilt.
  3. (transitive) (obsolete) To put an end to.
  4. (intransitive) To make amends.
Etymology: 
  • From Latin expiatum, past participle of expiare "to atone".


     Source Definition of expiateFull Definition of expiate
  

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Google
 

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 
  green quotes and commentary

   
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the GNU Free Documentation License
Allwords Copyright 1998-2010 Allsites LLC. All rights reserved.