expiate

About 0.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To atone or make reparation for.
2. verb To make amends or pay the penalty for.
3. verb To relieve or cleanse of guilt.
4. verb To purify with sacred rites.
5. verb To wind up, bring to an end.

Similar words

aby atone abye answer reparate assoil repair make amends restore requite

Often followed by

the his their my her it a for our

Word family

expiable expiated expiates expiating expiator expiators