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| 3 results for Atone | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Atone \A*tone"\ ([adot]*t[omac]n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Atoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Atoning}.] [From at one,, i. e., to be, or cause to be, at one. See {At one}.] 1. To agree; to be in accordance; to accord. [Obs.] He and Aufidius can no more atone Than violentest contrariety. --Shak. 2. To stand as an equivalent; to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offense or a crime. The murderer fell, and blood atoned for blood. --Pope. The ministry not atoning for their former conduct by any wise or popular measure. --Junius. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Atone \A*tone"\, v. t. 1. To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance; to appease. [Obs.] I would do much To atone them, for the love I bear to Cassio. --Shak. 2. To unite in making. [Obs. & R.] The four elements . . . have atoned A noble league. --Ford. 3. To make satisfaction for; to expiate. Or each atone his guilty love with life. --Pope. | |
