ATONING

Verb

atoning

present participle of atone

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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