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atone

[ uh-tohn ]

verb (used without object)

atoned, atoning.
  1. 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.

  2. to make up, as for errors or deficiencies (usually followed by for ):

    to atone for one's failings.

  3. Obsolete. to become reconciled; agree.


verb (used with object)

atoned, atoning.
  1. to make amends for; expiate:

    He atoned his sins.

  2. Obsolete. to bring into unity, harmony, concord, etc.

atone

/ əˈəʊ /

verb

  1. intrfoll byfor to make amends or reparation (for a crime, sin, etc)
  2. tr to expiate

    to atone a guilt with repentance

  3. obsolete.
    to be in or bring into agreement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴDzԱ, noun
  • ˈٴDzԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٴDza· ·ٴDzԱa· adjective
  • ·ٴDzİ noun
  • ·ٴDziԲ· adverb
  • ܲa·ٴDzԱ adjective
  • ܲa·ٴDziԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of atone1

First recorded in 1545–55; back formation from atonement
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of atone1

C16: back formation from atonement
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Merritt believed owning the house would help atone for the hurt she’d caused her children and bolster her efforts to repair their relationship.

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The academy tried to atone in 2015 with an honorary trophy.

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“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.”

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Perhaps out of a shared sense of guilt, Oppenheimer yearns to give these sinners a chance to atone for their mistakes.

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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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