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atone
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
atone
(verb)
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atone
/ə
ˈ
toʊn/
verb
atones
;
atoned
;
atoning
atone
/ə
ˈ
toʊn/
verb
atones
;
atoned
;
atoning
Learner's definition of ATONE
[
no object
]
formal
:
to do something good as a way to show that you are sorry about doing something bad
—
usually +
for
He says that he volunteers at the homeless shelter as a way to
atone for
[=
make up for
] the sins of his youth.
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— atonement
/ə
ˈ
tʰoʊnmənt/
noun
[
noncount
]
atonement for
his sins
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