Word of the Day - December 14, 2025

ATONE

is usually used with for to mean to make amends to provide or serve as reparation or compensation.
The novel opens with an act of cruelty and then traces the thoughts and actions of those responsible as they try to atone for it.
to make amends [v ATONED, ATONING, ATONES]
to make amends for a wrong
to make amends or reparation [v ATONED, ATONES, ATONING] : ATONABLE [adj], ATONEABLE [adj], ATONINGLY [adv]
to make amends to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome usually for.