Meaning

5 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To atone or make reparation for.

    искупа́тьiskupátʹ

    make amends for

  2. (transitive)To make amends or pay the penalty for.

    gutmachen, wiedergutmachen

  3. (transitive)To purify with sacred rites.

  4. (transitive)To wind up, bring to an end.

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To relieve or cleanse of guilt.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. I want to expiate my guilt.

    ruЯ хочу искупить свою вину.

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  2. If you made a mistake, then overcome your shame, try to expiate your fault.

    ruЕсли совершил ошибку, то перебори стыд, постарайся искупить свою вину.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to atone:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make amends:

Origin

From Latin expiātus, past participle of expiō (“atone for”).

From Latin expiātus, past participle of expiō (“atone for”).

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Forms

expiates, expiating, expiated, expiated
Base formexpiate · to expiate
3rd person singularexpiates
Present participleexpiating
Past simpleexpiated
Past participleexpiated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexpiate
he, she, itexpiates

Past simpleLesson

all personsexpiated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave expiated
he, she, ithas expiated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill expiate

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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