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atone
[ uh-tohn ]
verb (used without object)
- to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually followed by for ):
to atone for one's sins.
- to make up, as for errors or deficiencies (usually followed by for ):
to atone for one's failings.
- Obsolete. to become reconciled; agree.
verb (used with object)
- to make amends for; expiate:
He atoned his sins.
- Obsolete. to bring into unity, harmony, concord, etc.
atone
/ əˈəʊ /
verb
- intrfoll byfor to make amends or reparation (for a crime, sin, etc)
- tr to expiate
to atone a guilt with repentance
- obsolete.to be in or bring into agreement
Derived Forms
- ˈٴDzԱ, noun
- ˈٴDzԲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٴDza· ·ٴDzԱa· adjective
- ·ٴDzİ noun
- ·ٴDziԲ· adverb
- ܲa·ٴDzԱ adjective
- ܲa·ٴDziԲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of atone1
Example Sentences
Merritt believed owning the house would help atone for the hurt she’d caused her children and bolster her efforts to repair their relationship.
The academy tried to atone in 2015 with an honorary trophy.
“When the time is right, all will be revealed. For now. I take this time to express my immense gratitude. I continue to atone, and I will never stop dreaming. I, too, need to dream.”
Perhaps out of a shared sense of guilt, Oppenheimer yearns to give these sinners a chance to atone for their mistakes.
For organizations, the research offers some important new insights -- most notably the fact that leaders who seek to atone for intermittent bad behavior are often doing real harm to their employees.
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