v. i. | 1. | To agree; to be in accordance; to accord. |
2. | To stand as an equivalent; to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offense or a crime. | |
v. t. | 1. | To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance; to appease. |
2. | To unite in making. | |
3. | To make satisfaction for; to expiate. |
Verb | 1. | atone - make amends for; "expiate one's sins" |
2. | atone - turn away from sin or do penitence Synonyms: repent |