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atone (or obsolete attone) /ə-tōnˈ/ intransitive verb- Orig to make at one, to reconcile (obsolete)
- To give satisfaction or make reparation (for)
- To make up for deficiencies
- To agree, be in accordance (Shakespeare)
transitive verb- To appease, to expiate
- To harmonize, or reconcile (obsolete)
adverb (obsolete)At one, at once, together ORIGIN: at one atoneˈment noun - The act of atoning
- Expiation
- Reparations
- The reconciliation of God and man by means of the incarnation and death of Christ (theology)
- Reconciliation (obsolete)
atonˈer noun atonˈingly adverb attonce /ə-tonsˈ/ or attones /ə-tōnzˈ/ adverb (both Spenser) - At once
- Together
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