verb To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
He tried to atone for his mistakes by working harder.
verb To bring at one or at concordance; to reconcile; to suffer appeasement.
verb To agree or accord; to be in accordance or harmony.
verb To unite in making.
verb To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.