Atone

  • 21atone — 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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  • 22atone — (entrée créée par le supplément) (a to n ) adj. Terme de grammaire. Qui n a pas d accent tonique. Syllabe atone. ÉTYMOLOGIE     A privatif, et du grec, ton, accent …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 23atone — Synonyms and related words: accord, answer, appease, assonate, atone for, attune, be harmonious, be in tune, blend, chime, chord, compensate, conciliate, cover, do penance, expiate, fill up, give and take, give satisfaction, harmonize, indemnify …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24atone — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [uh TONE] to make up for a bad deed; to make amends. Atone for your sins. SYN.: amend, make amends, redeem, do penance, repent, confess, expiate, make reparations, shrive …

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  • 25atone — verb (atone for) make amends or reparation for. Origin ME: from at one in early use; later by back form. from atonement …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 26atone — 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 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27atone — 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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  • 28atone — a•tone [[t]əˈtoʊn[/t]] v. a•toned, a•ton•ing 1) to make amends, as for an offense or error or for an offender (usu. fol. by for): to atone for one s sins[/ex] 2) Obs. to become reconciled; agree 3) to make amends for; expiate 4) Obs. to bring… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29atone for — index repent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 30atone for — • to make up for smth • to atone for smth • to repair one s fault • to repair one s wrong • to make amends for smth compensate for a loss or mistake I have to work hard in order to make up for the loss from the poor sales. (from Idioms in Speech) …

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