Dictionary Definition
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English
Verb
- To atone or make reparation for.
- To relieve of guilt.
- To put an end to.
- To make amends.
Quotations
- Death may expiate faults, but cannot repair them. Napoleon Bonaparte
Translations
to atone
- Finnish: sovittaa
to relieve of guilt
to make amends
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
amend,
atone, atone for, compensate, compensate for,
correct, cover, do penance, fill up, give
and take, give satisfaction, indemnify, live down, make
amends, make compensation, make good, make matters up, make
reparation, make right, make up for, pay back, pay the forfeit, pay
the penalty, propitiate, put right,
recompense, rectify, redeem, redress, remedy, repair, repay, retaliate, satisfy, set right, square it,
square things