Josiah
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- 50 miles east of Cincinnati, OH
expiate
[ek-spee-eyt]
verb (used with object), expiated, expiating.
1. to atone for; make amends or reparation for:
to expiate one's crimes.
The act of expiation is a way to atone for something you did that was wrong. It was originally used in a religious context, with expiation the way a person could gain forgiveness from a god.
[ek-spee-eyt]
verb (used with object), expiated, expiating.
1. to atone for; make amends or reparation for:
to expiate one's crimes.
The act of expiation is a way to atone for something you did that was wrong. It was originally used in a religious context, with expiation the way a person could gain forgiveness from a god.