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: March 31, 2024
\EK-spee-ayt\ verb
What It Means
Expiate is a formal word that typically means “to atone or make amends for something, such as a sin or offense.”
// Although the editorial had characterized the mayor's failure to disclose the details of the meeting as a lapse that could not be expiated, many of the city's citizens seemed ready to forgive all.
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