Word Study
atone
CIDE DICTIONARY
atone, v. i. [From at one, , i. e., to be, or cause to be, at one. See At one.].
- To agree; to be in accordance; to accord. [1913 Webster]"He and Aufidius can no more atone
Than violentest contrariety." [1913 Webster] - To stand as an equivalent; to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offense or a crime. [1913 Webster]"The murderer fell, and blood atoned for blood." [1913 Webster]"The ministry not atoning for their former conduct by any wise or popular measure." [1913 Webster]
atone, v. t.
- To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance; to appease. [1913 Webster]"I would do much
To atone them, for the love I bear to Cassio." [1913 Webster] - To unite in making. [1913 Webster]"The four elements . . . have atoned
A noble league." [1913 Webster] - To make satisfaction for; to expiate. [1913 Webster]"Or each atone his guilty love with life." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
atone, v.intr. (usu. foll. by for) make amends; expiate (for a wrong).
Etymology
back-form. f. ATONEMENT
THESAURUS
atone
accord, answer, appease, assonate, atone for, attune, be harmonious, be in tune, blend, chime, chord, compensate, conciliate, cover, do penance, expiate, fill up, give and take, give satisfaction, harmonize, indemnify, kick back, live down, make amends, make compensation, make good, make matters up, make reparation, make restitution, make right, make up for, make up to, melodize, musicalize, pay, pay back, pay damages, pay in kind, pay the forfeit, pay the penalty, propitiate, put in tune, quit, recompense, recoup, rectify, redeem, redress, refund, reimburse, remedy, repair, repay, requite, retaliate, satisfy, set right, sound in tune, sound together, square, square it, square things, string, symphonize, synchronize, tone down, tone up, tune, tune up, voiceROGET THESAURUS
atone
Reward
VB reward, recompense, repay, requite, remunerate, munerate, compensate, fee, pay one's footing, make amends, indemnify, atone, satisfy, acknowledge, get for one's pains, reap the fruits of, tip.Deity
VB create, move, uphold, preserve, govern, atone, redeem, save, propitiate, mediate, predestinate, elect, call, ordain, bless, justify, sanctify, glorify Adj, almighty, holy, hallowed, sacred, divine, heavenly, celestial, sacrosanct, all-knowing, all-seeing, all-wise, omniscient, superhuman, supernatural, ghostly, spiritual, hyperphysical, unearthly, theistic, theocratic, anointed, soterial.Atonement
VB atone, atone for, expiate, propitiate, make amends, make good, reclaim, redeem, repair, ransom, absolve, purge, shrive, do penance, stand in a white sheet, repent in sackcloth and ashes, wear a hairshirt, set one's house in order, wipe off old scores, make matters up, pay the forfeit, pay the penalty, apologize, beg pardon, fair l'amende honorable, give satisfaction, come down on one's knees, fall down on one's knees, down on one's marrow bones.For further exploring for "atone" in Webster Dictionary Online