atone+for
121answer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. serve, suit, avail, do; atone (for). See sufficiency, atonement, answer. II Response Nouns 1. answer, response, reply, rescript; acknowledgment; rebuttal, riposte, rejoinder, return, retort;… …
122seppuku — /se pooh koo/, n. hara kiri (def. 1). [1900 05; < Japn, earlier s(y)et puku < MChin, equiv. to Chin qiè cut + fù belly] * * * or hara kiri Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment, practiced by members of the samurai class. Suicide by… …
123ongieldan — sv/t3 3rd pres ongieldeþ past ongeald/onguldon ptp ongolden to atone for, be punished for, pay (the penalty) for; pay for, repay, atone for; pay, offer (gifts, sacrifice) [Ger entgelten] …
124recompense — [n] something returned, paid back amends, atonement, bus fare*, compensation, cue, damages, emolument, expiation, gravy*, indemnification, indemnity, overcompensation, pay, payment, propitiation, quittance, recoupment, recovery, redemption,… …
125expiation — noun 1. compensation for a wrong we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store • Syn: ↑atonement, ↑satisfaction • Derivationally related forms: ↑expiate, ↑atone (for: ↑ …
126a|ton´er — a|tone «uh TOHN», verb, a|toned, a|ton|ing. –v.i. 1. to make up; make amends (for): »He atoned for his unkindness to his sister by taking her to the movies. Nothing can atone for a murder …
127a|ton´a|ble — a|tone «uh TOHN», verb, a|toned, a|ton|ing. –v.i. 1. to make up; make amends (for): »He atoned for his unkindness to his sister by taking her to the movies. Nothing can atone for a murder …
128a|tone — «uh TOHN», verb, a|toned, a|ton|ing. –v.i. 1. to make up; make amends (for): »He atoned for his unkindness to his sister by taking her to the movies. Nothing can atone for a murder …
