No Encyclopedia Entry for Atone Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (v. i.) To make amends; as to atone for a mistake. 2. (v. i.) To stand as an equivalent; to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offense or a crime. 3. (v. t.) To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance; to appease. 4. (v. t.) To unite in making. 5. (v. t.) To make satisfaction for; to expiate.
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