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Definition of Atone

Atone
Atone A*tone" ([.a]*t[=o]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.
Atone
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.

Meaning of Atone from wikipedia

- Atonement, atoning, or making amends is the concept of a person taking action to correct previous wrongdoing on their part, either through direct action...
- Atonement is a 2001 British metafictional novel written by Ian McEwan. Set in three time periods, 1935 England, Second World War England and France, and...
- Blood atonement was a practice in the history of Mormonism still adhered to by some fundamentalist splinter groups, under which the atonement of Jesus...
- The Atoning is a 2017 American independent supernatural horror film written and directed by Michael Williams and starring Virginia Newcomb, Cannon Bosarge...
- An atonic seizure (also called drop seizure, akinetic seizure, astatic seizure, or drop attack) is a type of seizure that consists of partial or complete...
- portal Atonement in Judaism is the process of causing a sin to be forgiven or pardoned. Judaism describes various means of receiving atonement for sin...
- Limited atonement (also called definite atonement or particular redemption) is a doctrine accepted in some Christian theological traditions. It is particularly...
- Atonic may refer to: In music: Atonality, lack of a key or tonal center In medicine: Atony, a muscle losing its strength In linguistics: Atonic or unaccented...
- their part. Atonement may also refer to: Atonement in Judaism Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the biblical/Jewish observance Atonement in Christianity...
- The Society of the Atonement, also known as the Friars and Sisters of the Atonement or Graymoor Friars and Sisters, is a Franciscan religious congregation...