The meaning of Atone

Atone – definition

verb
Make amends or reparation.
Usage examples:
A human sacrifice to atone for the sin
Synonims:
Make amends Make reparation Make restitution Make recompense Make redress Make up for Compensate Pay Pay the penalty Pay the price Recompense Answer Expiate Make good Offset Do penance Redeem

verb
To do something that shows you are sorry for something bad that you did or for something that you failed to do
Usage examples:
The director of the company has expressed a wish to atone for her past sins.

Atone translation into English

Atone: translate from English into Chinese

赎罪, 赎

Atone: translate from English into Dutch

Boetedoening, Verzoenen, Goedmaken, Boeten voor

Atone: translate from English into French

Expier

Atone: translate from English into German

Büßen, Versöhlen

Atone: translate from English into Hindi

मेल करना, प्रायश्चित करना, हरजाना देना, सुलझाना, क्षतिपूर्ति करना, सन्तुष्ट करना

Atone: translate from English into Italian

Espiare, Fare ammenda, Dare soddisfazione

Atone: translate from English into Korean

속죄하다, 보상하다, 화해시키다

Atone: translate from English into Russian

Искупить, Искупать, Компенсировать, Заглаживать, Возмещать

Atone: translate from English into Spanish

Expiar, Reparar algo

Word origin

Middle English (originally in the sense ‘make or become united or reconciled’, rare before the 16th century): from at one in early use; later by back-formation from atonement.

Study English words for free

Worder is a free project where you can save words, add translations and study English words.

In order to use our service, you need a free account. You can sign in or sign up an account right now. You can use it in our application afterward.

* The project is being actively developed right now. So, not all functions are available, but we update it regularly.

Atone – similar words

atonal

adjective
Not written in any key or mode.
Usage examples:
Atonal music may be written by obscuring tonal structures or by ignoring conventional harmonies alt…

All meanings and translations of Atonal

Atone synonims

answer

noun
A thing that is said, written, or done as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation.
Usage examples:
He knocked and entered without waiting for an answer

verb
Say or write something as a reaction to someone or something.
Usage examples:
‘of course i can,’ she answered

verb
A statement made to reply to a question or criticism

All meanings and translations of Answer

compensate

verb
Give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred; recompense.
Usage examples:
Payments were made to farmers to compensate them for cuts in subsidies

verb
To pay someone money in exchange for work done, for something lost or damaged, or for some inconvenience
Usage examples:
Our company tries to keep salaries low, and they compensate employees more with bonuses., when you …

verb
To pay someone money for something that has been lost or damaged
Usage examples:
The government may compensate workers whose pensions have been lost., farmers will be compensated f…

All meanings and translations of Compensate

expiate

verb
Make amends or reparation for (guilt or wrongdoing).
Usage examples:
Their sins must be expiated by sacrifice

verb
To show that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing something or accepting punishment
Usage examples:
To expiate a crime/sin

All meanings and translations of Expiate

offset

noun
A consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an opposite one.
Usage examples:
Widow's bereavement allowance is an offset against income

verb
Counteract (something) by having an equal and opposite force or effect.
Usage examples:
Donations to charities can be offset against tax

verb
To balance one influence against an opposing influence so that no great difference results
Usage examples:
The extra cost of commuting to work from the suburbs is offset by cheaper rents.

All meanings and translations of Offset

pay

peɪ

verb
Give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred.
Usage examples:
The traveller paid a guide to show him across

noun
The money paid to someone for regular work.
Usage examples:
An entitlement to sickness pay

verb
Seal (the deck or seams of a wooden ship) with pitch or tar to prevent leakage.
Usage examples:
An open groove between the planks had to be payed by running in hot pitch from a special ladle

All meanings and translations of Pay

recompense

verb
Make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate.
Usage examples:
Offenders should recompense their victims

noun
Compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made.
Usage examples:
Adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs

noun
Payment given to someone for an injury suffered, or for the loss of or damage to property
Usage examples:
The government seized the land without recompense to the owners.

All meanings and translations of Recompense

redeem

verb
Compensate for the faults or bad aspects of.
Usage examples:
A disappointing debate redeemed only by an outstanding speech

verb
Exchange or buy back for money; under threat

verb
To improve yourself, or to take action to improve the way other people think of you or something you have done
Usage examples:
After his poor performance in the golf tournament two weeks before, he was determined to redeem him…

All meanings and translations of Redeem

My Worder

Please register or authorize in order to use all the features of our service.

Our statistic

🙏 Support our free project clicking on the ads below:

Learn English words everywhere!

All our English words and phrases are available for learning for free in our mobile application.

We also provide a browser extension which allows you to find words in our database right in your browser.

Or simply scan this code: