Main Entry: atone

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈtōn\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): atoned; aton·ing

Etymology: Middle English, to become reconciled, from at on in harmony, from at + on one

Date: 1574

transitive verb 1 obsolete : reconcile
2 : to supply satisfaction for : expiateintransitive verb : to make amends <atone for sins>