What is "atone" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does atone mean in English? Meaning of atone definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "atone" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "atone": make amends for

Verb

  • Meaning: make amends for
  • Example: expiate one's sins
  • Synonyms: aby abye atone expiate
  • Hypernyms: compensate correct redress right
  • Pronunciation in US: /əˈtoʊn/

    Pronunciation in UK: /əˈtəʊn/

    Meaning of "atone": turn away from sin or do penitence

    Verb

  • Meaning: turn away from sin or do penitence
  • Synonyms: atone repent
  • Pronunciation in US: /əˈtoʊn/

    Pronunciation in UK: /əˈtəʊn/

  • Adjective: To make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime or a sin one has committed.(proscribed) To clear (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
  • Synonyms:

    redeem, apologize, outweigh, repair, square, appease, reconcile, pay, absolve, propitiate, redress, expiate, counterbalance, offset, answer, balance, correct, recompense, do penance, make amends, make redress, make reparation, make up for, set off, pay one's dues, take one's medicine,

    Antonyms:

    spoil, disagree,

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