atone

/ə'toun/
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atone

He works hard to atone for his past mistakes.

Definition

  1. Verb (intransitive):

    • To make amends or reparation for a wrong or injury; to compensate for harm done.
    • To seek reconciliation, especially with God, for a sin or fault through repentance or a compensatory act.

  2. Verb (transitive, archaic):

    • To reconcile or make amends between parties; to settle or appease.
Usage and Examples

  • Intransitive Verb (most common usage):

    • He spent his life trying to atone for his past mistakes.
    • The community service was a way for her to atone.
    • They believe one must atone for one's sins through prayer and good deeds.

  • Transitive Verb (archaic usage):

    • The treaty served to atone the two warring nations. (This usage is now rare.)
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • Theological/Formal Context: Often used in religious or solemn contexts concerning guilt, sin, and moral reparation.
    • The concept of atonement is central to many religious doctrines.
  • "To atone for": This is the standard and almost exclusive construction. The verb is almost always followed by the preposition "for" and the object of the wrong.
    • Nothing could atone for the loss they had suffered.
Variants and Related Words
  • Atonement (n): The act of atoning; reparation for an offense or injury.
    • She sought atonement for her actions.
  • Atonable (adj, rare): Capable of being atoned for.
Synonyms
  • Expiate: To make amends for; to extinguish the guilt of.
  • Make amends: To compensate for a loss or injury.
  • Redress: To remedy or set right (an undesirable situation).
  • Repent: To feel regret and change one's ways (focuses more on the feeling than the action).
Antonyms
  • Offend: To commit a wrong or sin.
  • Transgress: To violate a law, command, or moral code.
Idioms and Fixed Phrases
  • "Blood atonement": A theological concept, particularly in some historical Mormon doctrines, where severe sins could only be atoned for by the shedding of the sinner's blood. (This is a specialized term.)
  • The verb itself often functions within the fixed prepositional phrase "atone for."
atone

He works hard to atone for his past mistakes.

Verb
  1. turn away from sin or do penitence
  2. make amends for
    • expiate one's sins

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