English verb: atone | |||
| 1. | atone (social) make amends for | ||
| Samples | Expiate one's sins. | ||
| Synonyms | aby, abye, expiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compensate, correct, redress, right | ||
| 2. | atone (emotion) turn away from sin or do penitence | ||
| Synonyms | repent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||