Associations to the word «Atone»

Wiktionary

ATONE, verb. To make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime or a sin one has committed.
ATONE, verb. (proscribed) To clear (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.

Dictionary definition

ATONE, verb. Make amends for; "expiate one's sins".
ATONE, verb. Turn away from sin or do penitence.

Wise words

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Joseph Conrad