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atone

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a·tone  (-tn)
v. a·toned, a·ton·ing, a·tones
v.intr.
1. To make amends, as for a sin or fault: These crimes must be atoned for.
2. Archaic To agree.
v.tr.
1. To expiate.
2. Archaic To conciliate; appease: "So heaven, atoned, shall dying Greece restore" (Alexander Pope).
3. Obsolete To reconcile or harmonize.
[Middle English atonen, to be reconciled, from at one, in agreement : at, at; see at1 + one, one; see one.]
a·tona·ble, a·tonea·ble adj.
a·toner n.
atone
Verb
[atoning, atoned] to make amends (for a sin, crime, or wrongdoing)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.atoneatone - make amends for; "expiate one's sins"
aby, abye, expiate
redress, right, correct, compensate - make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
2.atone - turn away from sin or do penitence
repent
atone
verb make amends, pay, do penance, make reparation, make redress
Translations
atone [əˈtəun] vi to atone for → expiar
atone [əˈtəun] vi to atone for → expier, racheter
atone [əˈtəun] vi to atone for → büßen für
atone [əˈtəun] vi to atone for → espiare


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The Beaver, who happened to hear the remark, Protested, with tears in its eyes, That not even the rapture of hunting the Snark Could atone for that dismal surprise!
The Hunting of the Snark by Carroll, Lewis View in context
No doubt, in the eyes of men, it has none; but I look on it as a slight expiation for a fearful sin of which I have been guilty, and if your Highness will deign to listen to my tale, you will see that no punishment could atone for the crime.
The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context
When the author came to revise the material, he found sins against taste which his zeal for righteousness could not suffice to atone for.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
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