expiate
verb (used with object)
to atone for; make amends or reparation for.
has expiated
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present perfectof expiate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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What I have done has expiated thy sin.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
Delille has expiated his popularity by a full half-century of contempt, and his work is, indeed, valueless as poetry.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
He knows best whether a frail erring creature has expiated by long-enduring torture and measureless remorse, the crime of a moment of madness.
From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington
But let me check my resentment: She has expiated her errors by her sad and unexpected death.
From The Monk; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)
Now, gentlemen, that you have learned what was the wrong of which he is guilty, you ought also to know how he has expiated his crime.
From The Clique of Gold by Gaboriau, Émile
