ATONE


Meaning of ATONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈtōn ]

verb

( atoned ; aton·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, to become reconciled, from at on in harmony, from at + on one

Date: 1574

transitive verb

1. obsolete : reconcile

2. : to supply satisfaction for : expiate

intransitive verb

: to make amends

atone for sins

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.