to sin
verb/pɨˈkaɾ/high
pe·car
Definition
To transgress a religious or moral law; to commit a sin.
According to his religion, lying is to sin.
He believed he had sinned by omission.
Common collocations
to sin mortallyto sin against
Idiomatic expressions
- to sin by excess (to exaggerate)
- to sin by defect (to be insufficient)
Etymology
Do latim 'peccare' (errar, faltar).