- expiable
- adjective see expiate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
expiable
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expiable — [ ɛkspjabl ] adj. • XIVe; de expier ♦ Rare Qui peut être expié. Faute expiable. ⊗ CONTR. Inexpiable. ● expiable adjectif Qui peut être expié : Un crime difficilement expiable. expiable [ɛkspjabl] adj … Encyclopédie Universelle
Expiable — Ex pi*a*ble, a. [See {Expiate}.] Capable of being expiated or atoned for; as, an expiable offense; expiable guilt. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expiable — index justifiable, pardonable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
expiable — [eks′pē ə bəl] adj. [Fr] that can be expiated … English World dictionary
expiable — (èk spi a bl ) adj. Qui peut être expié. HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • La haine non expiable que il avoient contre les Romains, BERCHEURE f° 33, verso.. XVIe s. • Expiable, OUDIN Dict.. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. expiabilis, de expiare, expier … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
expiable — /ek spee euh beuhl/, adj. capable of being expiated: an expiable crime. [1560 70; < LL expiabilis, equiv. to expia(re) to EXPIATE + bilis BLE] * * * … Universalium
expiable — expiate ► VERB ▪ atone for (guilt or sin). DERIVATIVES expiable adjective expiation noun expiator noun expiatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin expiare appease by sacrifice , from pius pious … English terms dictionary
expiable — ► adjetivo Que se puede expiar … Enciclopedia Universal
expiable — ex·pi·a·ble … English syllables
expiable — ex•pi•a•ble [[t]ˈɛk spi ə bəl[/t]] adj. capable of being expiated • Etymology: 1560–70 … From formal English to slang
