expiate

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to make amends or atone for guilt or wrongdoing

In a sentence

Expiate in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing expiate in a sentence.

He spent years doing charitable work to expiate his earlier crimes.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Keep going

to gradually decline, recede, or diminish

overflowing enthusiasm and liveliness

the quality of overflowing, bubbling enthusiasm

overflowing with cheerful enthusiasm and high spirits

deviating from conventional or accepted behavior in odd ways

a level or rank within an organization, profession, or society

drawing from a wide and diverse range of sources or styles

to deprive of importance or overshadow by being superior

Common questions

Expiate (verb) means to make amends or atone for guilt or wrongdoing

Here is expiate used in an example sentence: "He spent years doing charitable work to expiate his earlier crimes."

Common synonyms for expiate include atone, redress, make amends.

Antonyms of expiate include aggravate.

Expiate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.