Atone Definition

ə-tōn
atoned, atones, atoning
verb
atoned, atones, atoning
To make amends, as for a sin or fault.
These crimes must be atoned for.
American Heritage
To make amends or reparation (for a wrongdoing, a wrongdoer, etc.)
Webster's New World
To make amends for; expiate.
Webster's New World
To agree.
American Heritage
To be in agreement.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Atone

  • From atone (“reconciled”), from Middle English atone, attone, atoon (“agreed”, literally “at one”), equivalent to at +‎ one.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English atonen to be reconciled from at one in agreement at at at one one one

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Atone Sentence Examples

  • Grown to manhood he took service under Tiridates, now king of Armenia, in order by his own fidelity to atone for his father's treachery.

  • But he had to atone by his death for the fault of his system.

  • I have much to atone for.

  • Sonya had cried and begged to be forgiven and now, as if trying to atone for her fault, paid unceasing attention to her cousin.

  • We do n't atone for our sins by our own self-sacrifice.

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Words Starting With

AATATO

Words Ending With

ENEONE

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atone

Words Starting With A and Ending With E

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