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Meaning of "expiate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXPIATE

From Latin expiāre, from pius dutiful.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EXPIATE

ˈɛkspɪˌeɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPIATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Expiate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb expiate in English.

WHAT DOES EXPIATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Propitiation

Propitiation, also called expiation, is the act of appeasing or making well disposed a deity, thus incurring divine favor to avoid divine retribution.

Definition of expiate in the English dictionary

The definition of expiate in the dictionary is to atone for or redress ; make amends for.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EXPIATE

PRESENT

Present
I expiate
you expiate
he/she/it expiates
we expiate
you expiate
they expiate
Present continuous
I am expiating
you are expiating
he/she/it is expiating
we are expiating
you are expiating
they are expiating
Present perfect
I have expiated
you have expiated
he/she/it has expiated
we have expiated
you have expiated
they have expiated
Present perfect continuous
I have been expiating
you have been expiating
he/she/it has been expiating
we have been expiating
you have been expiating
they have been expiating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I expiated
you expiated
he/she/it expiated
we expiated
you expiated
they expiated
Past continuous
I was expiating
you were expiating
he/she/it was expiating
we were expiating
you were expiating
they were expiating
Past perfect
I had expiated
you had expiated
he/she/it had expiated
we had expiated
you had expiated
they had expiated
Past perfect continuous
I had been expiating
you had been expiating
he/she/it had been expiating
we had been expiating
you had been expiating
they had been expiating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will expiate
you will expiate
he/she/it will expiate
we will expiate
you will expiate
they will expiate
Future continuous
I will be expiating
you will be expiating
he/she/it will be expiating
we will be expiating
you will be expiating
they will be expiating
Future perfect
I will have expiated
you will have expiated
he/she/it will have expiated
we will have expiated
you will have expiated
they will have expiated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been expiating
you will have been expiating
he/she/it will have been expiating
we will have been expiating
you will have been expiating
they will have been expiating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would expiate
you would expiate
he/she/it would expiate
we would expiate
you would expiate
they would expiate
Conditional continuous
I would be expiating
you would be expiating
he/she/it would be expiating
we would be expiating
you would be expiating
they would be expiating
Conditional perfect
I would have expiate
you would have expiate
he/she/it would have expiate
we would have expiate
you would have expiate
they would have expiate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been expiating
you would have been expiating
he/she/it would have been expiating
we would have been expiating
you would have been expiating
they would have been expiating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you expiate
we let´s expiate
you expiate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to expiate
Past participle
expiated
Present Participle
expiating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXPIATE

abbreviate · affiliate · alleviate · appreciate · associate · clypeate · delineate · denunciate · deviate · differentiate · humiliate · initiate · irradiate · mediate · negotiate · officiate · radiate · recreate · sociate · substantiate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXPIATE

expertize · expertly · expertness · expiable · expiation · expiator · expiatory · expirable · expirant · expiration · expiration date · expiratory · expire · expirer · expiries · expiry · expiry date · expiscate · expiscation · expiscatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXPIATE

appropriate · bivariate · ciliate · collegiate · covariate · domiciliate · exfoliate · expatriate · expropriate · immediate · inappropriate · intercollegiate · intermediate · multivariate · novitiate · opiate · retaliate · striate · univariate · variate

Synonyms and antonyms of expiate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXPIATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «expiate» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «expiate» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF EXPIATE

Find out the translation of expiate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of expiate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «expiate» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

赎罪
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

expiar
570 millions of speakers
en

English

expiate
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

निवृत्त करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يكفر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

искупить
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

expiar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

প্রায়শ্চিত্ত করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

expier
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Expiate
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

sühnen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

償う
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

갚다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Expiate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuộc tội
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பரிகாரம் தேட
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्रायोजित करा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

cezasını çekmek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

espiare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

odpokutować
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

спокутувати
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

ispăși
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξιλεωθεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versoen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sona
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of expiate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPIATE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of expiate
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about expiate

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPIATE»

Discover the use of expiate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to expiate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
The same distinctions in implications and connotations are observable in their derivative nouns expiation and atonement. Expiate and expiation imply an attempt to undo the wrong one has done by suffering a penalty, by doing penance, or by ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
2
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare
Make haste, the hour of death is expiate 2. ~ Make haste, the hour of death is expiate.] Thus the folio. The quarto furnishes a line that has occurred already : ** Come, come, despatch ; the limit of your lives is out." Expiate is used for expiated  ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edward Capell, 1821
3
Shakespeare's Sonnets
In Shakespeare, the word 'expiate' means 'expired' or 'at an end' (Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary). Ingram and Redpath wrote about the term 'expiate' and about the 4th line of this sonnet: "A puzzling use, and the only instance in ...
Sunil Kumar Sarker, 1998
4
The Orthodox churchman's magazine; or, A Treasury of divine ...
A sin offering and a sacrifice for sure offences expiate. Death and the day of atonement expiate with repentance. Repentance expiates light transgressions against affirmative and against negative precepts, and suspends the heavy ones until ...
5
Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems
And for my sister, and her princely sons, Be satisfied, dear God, with our true blood, Which, as thou know'st, unjustly must be spilt ! Rat. Make haste : the hour of death is expiate '. Riv. Come, Grey, — come, Vaughan ; — let us here embrace  ...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1858
6
The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes : with ...
And for my sister, and her princely fons, — Be satisfied, dear God, with our true bloods, Which, as thou know'st, unjustly must be spilt ! Rat. Make haste, the hour of death is expiate.4 3 — the limit ] for the limited time. See Vol. VIII. p. 361, n.
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson, 1793
7
The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and ...
Make haste, the hour of death is expiate.9 Riv. Come, Grey, — come, Vaughan, — let us here embrace : Farewel, until we meet again in heaven. [Exeunt. SCENE IV. London. A Room in the Tower. Buckingham, Stanley, Hastings, the Bishop ...
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, George Steevens, 1808
8
King Richard III. King Henry VIII
Make haste, the hour of death is expiate.' Riv. Come, Grey,—come, Vaugham— let us here embrace : I Farewel, until we meet again in heaven. [Exeumx SCENE IV. London. A Room in the Tower. BUCKINGHAM, STANLEY, HASTINGS, the ...
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Isaac Reed, 1808
9
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
his valour, honesty, and expertnefs in war. Shak. — This army, for the expertnefs and valour of the soldiers, was thought sufficient to have met the greatest army of the Turks. Knolles. EXPHORES1S. See Oratory. • EXPIABLE. adj. [from expiate] ...
10
Sin, Redemption and Sacrifice. A Biblical and Patristic Study
To what extent, according to St. Jerome, the meaning of the verb “ to expiate ” approaches that of the verb " to cleanse,” is ... from the comparison between the translations of Lev 16: 16 (“ he shall expiate over the sanctuary ” kipper 'al), 16 : 20 ...
Stanislas Lyonnet, Léopold Sabourin, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPIATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term expiate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hope to Be Punished for Adultery: Possible?
We, also, urge you to keep steadfast on that way and do as many good deeds as you can to expiate your sins. As for your request to be ... «Onislam.net, Jul 15»
2
Djokovic breezes past Kohlschreiber in opener
... any Wimbledon warm-up, in favour of frolicking with baby son Stefan on the beach to expiate the agony of defeat in the French Open final. «Rapid News Network, Jul 15»
3
Wimbledon champ Djokovic comfortably through – victor Sports
... this summer he has avoided any Wimbledon warm-up, in favour of frolicking with baby son Stefan on the beach to expiate the agony of defeat ... «Thrasher Backer, Jul 15»
4
Djokovic fears smear campaign in 'Becker signals' row
... any Wimbledon warm-up, in favour of frolicking with baby son Stefan on the beach to expiate the agony of defeat in the French Open final. «Rapid News Network, Jul 15»
5
Nuclear knowledge cannot be eradicated
... media and intelligentsia indulge in a self-loathing catharsis trying to expiate our perceived collective guilt over the use of nuclear weapons. «Delta-Optimist, Jul 15»
6
A Broadway of Rainbows
As part of a global LGBTQ activist group, the Sisters aim to “promulgate universal joy and expiate stigmatic guilt.” Sister Faye Laetio has been ... «Capitol Hill Times, Jul 15»
7
Jul 01 - Homily: Precious Blood of Jesus
Today the Franciscans of the Immaculate celebrate the Feast of the Precious Blood of Jesus, which alone has the power to expiate our sins, ... «Catholic Online, Jul 15»
8
Radicals can't match Quranic infographics
... a “dark philosophy with a grim vision that's using inaccurate Quranic translations to alienate and expiate everyone from the tolerant teachings ... «The National, Jun 15»
9
Djokovic, Serena off to winning starts
... any Wimbledon warm-up, in favour of frolicking with baby son Stefan on the beach to expiate the agony of defeat in the French Open final. «Rapid News Network, Jun 15»
10
Furious Djokovic denies cheating after opening title defence
... this summer he has avoided any Wimbledon warm-up, in favour of frolicking with baby son Stefan on the beach to expiate the agony of defeat ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
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