expiate vs pay the penalty

expiate

verb
  • To make amends or pay the penalty for. 

  • To wind up, bring to an end. 

  • To purify with sacred rites. 

  • To atone or make reparation for. 

pay the penalty

verb
  • To incur negative consequences of one's deeds; to suffer as a result of some choice. 

How often have the words expiate and pay the penalty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )