What does atone mean?

v. To make up for something bad you did by doing something good or suffering in some way.

atone

🇺🇸 /əˈtəʊn/ 🇬🇧 /əˈtəʊn/

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verb

To make up for something bad you did by doing something good or suffering in some way.

He decided to atone for his past actions by volunteering at the local shelter.

To make up for something bad you did by doing something good or suffering in some way.

3rd Present atones

Past atoned

Perfect atoned

Progressive atoning