expiate
verb (used with object)
to atone for; make amends or reparation for.
had expiated
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past perfectof expiate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had expiated by his death his theft of her property, but his crime against her mind and soul he could never expiate,--this it was that now branded him with infamy in her memory.
From Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
Now they had mounted the steps of the Calvary and known their bitterest agony; the crucified nation had expiated its faults and would be born again.
From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.
Jimmu had expiated his fault, and was again in favor with the gods.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
After a thousand years had passed and it seemed to the gods that Glaucus had expiated the wrong he had done in appealing to Circe, he found Scylla in the green depths.
From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin
It was impossible not to pity him, for he had expiated his fault with agony that few men can have experienced.
From The Sheik by Hull, E. M. (Edith Maude)
