expiate
verbHow many syllables in expiate?
There are 3 syllables in the word expiate.How to pronounce expiate:
Definition of expiate:
- expiate (verb):
- to make amends for
- to make amends for (a sin or wrongdoing)
Synonyms for expiate:
amend
atone (for)
atone for
compensate
correct
do penance for
make amends for
make good for
mend
rectify
redeem
redress
reimburse
repay
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- doddery
- caroling
- bankruptcy
- treachery
- cauterize
- strangulate
- housemaid
- dismembered
- adeptness
- ventilate
- plumber's snake
- gravestone
- decompressed
- belabour
- whispering
- unconfined
- squeezes
- new-fangled
- expanses
- Aramaic
- alloted
- unchecked
- truepenny
- derogate
- detested
- alighting
- wickedly
- spiracle
- misalign
- evader
- attend to
- abasement
- stablishment
- pedicel
- galvanize
- smattering
- denuded
- debasing
- riverbed
- dabbler
- terabyte
- envisaged
- altricial
- engrossing
- cowcatcher
- counterclaim
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- unawares
- nonentity
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