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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Atone \A*tone"\ ([.a]*t[=o]n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Atoned}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Atoning}.] [From at one,, i. e., to be, or
cause to be, at one. See {At one}.]
1. To agree; to be in accordance; to accord. [Obs.]
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He and Aufidius can no more atone
Than violentest contrariety. --Shak.
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2. To stand as an equivalent; to make reparation,
compensation, or amends, for an offense or a crime.
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The murderer fell, and blood atoned for blood.
--Pope.
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The ministry not atoning for their former conduct by
any wise or popular measure. --Junius.
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