atone en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From atone (“reconciled”), from Middle English atone, attone, atoon (“agreed”, literally “at one”), equivalent to at + one. Compare Latin adūnō (“to unite, make one”) for the similar formation. Regarding the different phonological development of atone and one, see the note in one.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency.
The ritual was performed to atone for sins.
She gave a donation to atone for her past actions.
He tried to atone for his mistakes by working harder.
- (obsolete, transitive) To bring at one or at concordance; to reconcile; to suffer appeasement.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To agree or accord; to be in accordance or harmony.
- (obsolete, transitive) To unite in making.
- (proscribed) To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| atoned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| atoned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| atoning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| atones | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unatoning · atonement · atonable · unatoned · atoner · atoneable · atoningly
Hypernyms
Synonyms
reparate · repair · abide · abegge · acquit · expiate · make amends · repair · expiate · assoil · answer for · answer · recover · propitiate · redeem · atone · aby/abye · propitiate
Translations (50)
nl compenseren (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · da godtgøre (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · fi hyvittää (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · de Sühne leisten (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · hy թողություն տալ (to clear someone else of wrongdoing) · cs odčinit (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · de kompensieren (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · de büßen (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · bg изкупвам (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · sv sona (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · sv gottgöra (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · da sone (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · bg изкупвам (to clear someone else of wrongdoing) · hy քավել (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · pt redimir (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · mi whakamārie (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · de Wiedergutmachung leisten (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · ja 償う (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · pl zadośćuczynić (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · gd dèan rèite (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · ro ispăși (to clear someone else of wrongdoing) · fi hyvittää (to clear someone else of wrongdoing) · fr expier (to clear someone else of wrongdoing) · it espiare (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · hu jóvátesz (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · es expiar (to clear someone else of wrongdoing) · fi sovittaa (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · sv förlåta (to clear someone else of wrongdoing) · de gutmachen (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · fr expier (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · nl goedmaken (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · gd thoir èirig (to clear someone else of wrongdoing) · pl odpokutowywać (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · ro ispăși (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · fi sovittaa (to clear someone else of wrongdoing) · ar كَفَّرَ عَنْ (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · sv försona (to clear someone else of wrongdoing) · hu vezekel (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · de Ersatz leisten (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · de Buße tun (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · ru компенси́ровать (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · ru искупа́ть (to clear someone else of wrongdoing) · de wiedergutmachen (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · la expiō (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · ru возмеща́ть (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · es expiar (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · ang ġebētan (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · pl pokutować (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · pl odpokutować (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) · de sühnen (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime)