Meaning

(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency..

Definitions by Sense

1. (ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To bring at one or at concordance; to reconcile; to suffer appeasement.
3. (obsolete, intransitive) To agree or accord; to be in accordance or harmony.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To unite in making.
5. (proscribed) To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.

Example Sentences

He tried to atone for his mistakes by working harder.

She gave a donation to atone for her past actions.

The ritual was performed to atone for sins.

Word Forms

• atones
• atoning
• atoned

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When Should You Use At one?

Use at one when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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