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expiate

/ˈekspiˌeɪt/EK-spee-ayt
/ˈɛkspiˌeɪt/EK-spee-ayt

Meaningto atone

Common meaning: to make amends for

‘out’ + ‘dutiful, devout’ → expiate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin pius ‘dutiful, devout’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pius, p. 1381 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry PITY, p. 447 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • pius Latin “dutiful, devout”

Related words

pietypiouspity

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