repent, atone
(verb) turn away from sin or do penitence
expiate, aby, abye, atone
(verb) make amends for; “expiate one’s sins”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
atone (third-person singular simple present atones, present participle atoning, simple past and past participle atoned)
(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s]
Synonyms: expiate, propitiate
(obsolete, transitive) To bring at one or at concordance; to reconcile; to suffer appeasement. [from 1570s]
(obsolete, intransitive) To agree or accord; to be in accordance or harmony. [from 1590s]
(obsolete, transitive) To unite in making.
(proscribed) To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
• Eaton, neato, oaten
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
