[verb] [I] [formal] - to do something that shows that you are sorry for something bad that you did or for something that you failed to doThe country's present leader has expressed a wish to atone for its actions in the past.If he wins this race, it will atone for his recent string of defeats. [I]
ATONE
Meaning of ATONE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012