atone

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·tone /əˈtəʊn $ əˈtoʊn/ verb [intransitive] formal  REGRET/FEEL SORRYto do something to show that you are sorry for having done something wrong 赎（罪）；弥补（过失等）atone for Richard was anxious to atone for his thoughtlessness. 理查德急切地想弥补自己考虑不周的过失。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

atone• As always, too, his thoughts turned quickly to find some way of atoning.• For these she would not atone.• In a few short but intense years we began to atone for centuries of environmental degradation.• Ma'am, what would you have me do to atone for my sin?• Sins which can cause our soul to be lost for ever in hell need to be atoned for, need to be covered.• For the most part, they listened respectfully as community leaders and peers encouraged everyone to atone, unite and reconcile.Origin atone (1500-1600) at one “in agreement”

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atone
a‧tone /əˈtəʊn $ əˈtoʊn/ verb [intransitive] formalto do something to show that you are sorry for having done something wrong
    atone for
    Richard was anxious to atone for his thoughtlessness.

atoneBrE /əˈtəʊn/ 🔊NAmE /əˈtoʊn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they atone BrE /əˈtəʊn/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈtoʊn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it atones BrE /əˈtəʊnz/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈtoʊnz/ 🔊past simple atoned BrE /əˈtəʊnd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈtoʊnd/ 🔊past participle atoned BrE /əˈtəʊnd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈtoʊnd/ 🔊 -ing form atoning BrE /əˈtəʊnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈtoʊnɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] ~ (for sth) (formal) to act in a way that shows you are sorry for doing sth wrong in the past 赎（罪）；弥补（过错） SYN make amends ◆to atone for a crime赎罪▸ atone·ment BrE /əˈtəʊnmənt/ 🔊NAmE /əˈtoʊnmənt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆to make atonement for his sins赎他的罪过◆Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement犹太教的赎罪日