expiate
verb (used with object)
to atone for; make amends or reparation for.
unexpiated
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a word derived from
expiate.
Example Sentences
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With the same savvy agitprop that gained the civil rights movement its leverage to transform American society, the Klarsfelds kept shaming German and French authorities with their unexpiated wartime sins.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2012
He was not 'wanted' anywhere, he had no unexpiated crimes to harry his mind, and with the responsibilities of the night removed he fell naturally into his old, carefree manner.
From The Oakdale Affair by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Alas! has some unexpiated crime Brought upon us, my child! this endless woe.
From Mârkandeya Purâna, Books VII. VIII by Wortham, B. Hale
What had she to do with merriment and jollity, while a sin remained unexpiated, or a moment of her father's suffering and sorrow could be anticipated?
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 by Various
What sin, unexpiated in this land Of groans, hath guided so severe a hand?
From Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham by Denham, John, Sir
