Word of the Day: EXPIATE

Amend or atone for

expiate (verb) - to atone or make amends for guilt or sin [ek-spee-eyt]

BREAKDOWN: EX- (completely) + PI- (dutiful, devout) + -ATE (to make or do)

• expiation is the act, state, or means of propitiation or reparation

• expiatory means capable or or intending to make up for a wrong, sin, or fault

"Nonconformity is an empty goal, and rebellion against prevailing opinion merely because it is prevailing should no more be praised than acquiescence to it. Indeed, it is often a mask for cowardice, and few are more pathetic than those who flaunt outer differences to expiate their inner surrender." — William H. Whyte