atone (verb)

  • 1atone — ► VERB (atone for) ▪ make amends for. ORIGIN from at one …

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  • 2atone — verb (atoned; atoning) Etymology: Middle English, to become reconciled, from at on in harmony, from at + on one Date: 1574 transitive verb 1. obsolete reconcile 2. to supply satisfaction for …

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  • 3atone — verb (atone for) make amends or reparation for. Origin ME: from at one in early use; later by back form. from atonement …

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  • 4atone — verb (I) formal to do something to show that you are sorry for having done something wrong (+ for): Richard was anxious to atone for his thoughtlessness …

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  • 5atone — verb how shall I atone for my mistakes? Syn: make amends for, make reparation for, make restitution for, make up for, compensate for, pay for, recompense for, expiate, redress, make good, offset; do penance for …

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  • 6atone — verb /əˈtəʊn,əˈtoʊn/ a) To make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime one has committed. b) To clear (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent …

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  • 7atone — [[t]əto͟ʊn[/t]] atones, atoning, atoned VERB If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it. [FORMAL] [V for n] He felt he had atoned for what he had done to his son... [V by ing] He atoned… …

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  • 8atone — UK [əˈtəʊn] / US [əˈtoʊn] verb [intransitive] Word forms atone : present tense I/you/we/they atone he/she/it atones present participle atoning past tense atoned past participle atoned formal to show that you are sorry for doing something bad or… …

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  • 9atone — [c]/əˈtoʊn / (say uh tohn) verb (atoned, atoning) –verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by for) to make amends or reparation, as for an offence or a crime. 2. (sometimes followed by for) to make up, as for errors or deficiencies. –verb (t) 3. to make… …

  • 10atone — a|tone [ ə toun ] verb intransitive FORMAL to show that you are sorry for doing something bad or wrong ╾ a|tone|ment noun uncount …

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