atone
[verb]
Synonyms: usually with for
make amends, compensate, do penance, make redress, make reparation, make up for, pay for, recompense, redress

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Related Idioms: set one's house in order
Related Words: compensate, pay, recompense, satisfy, appease, conciliate, propitiate

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

a‧tone /əˈtəʊn $ əˈtoʊn/ verb [intransitive] formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: at one 'in agreement']
to do something to show that you are sorry for having done something wrong
atone for
Richard was anxious to atone for his thoughtlessness.

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