ex·pi·ate /ˈekspieɪt/ verb [transitiveT] formalCHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENT to show you are sorry for something you have done wrong by accepting your punishment willingly, or trying to do something to improve what you did 为〔做错事而〕甘愿受罚;弥补 She expiated her crime by becoming a nun. 她出家以赎罪。
—expiation /ˌekspiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]