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Verb: atone  u'town
  1. Make amends for
    - expiate, aby [archaic], abye [archaic]
     
  2. Turn away from sin or do penitence
    - repent

Derived forms: atoned, atoning, atones

See also: atonement

Type of: compensate, correct, redress, right

Encyclopedia: Atone