atone
English
/əˈtəʊn/, /əˈtoʊn/
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency.
- (obsolete) To bring at one or at concordance; to reconcile; to suffer appeasement.
- (obsolete) To agree or accord; to be in accordance or harmony.
- (obsolete) To unite in making.
- (proscribed) To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English atone affix from English at (out-, beyond) + English one.
Origin
English
one
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alone English
- alonely English
- any English
- anyone English
- at English
- atmark English
- atonable English
- atonement English
- atoner English
- atonest English
- atoneth English
- bedeen English
- eat away at English
- everyone English
- film at 11 English
- hereat English
- noone English
- one English
- one's English
- one-armed English
- one-eyed English
- one-footed English
- one-handed English
- one-itis English
- one-legged English
- one-liner English
- one-off English
- one-reeler English
- one-way English
- one-year-old English
- onefold English
- onehead English
- onehood English
- oneish English
- oneitis English
- oneling English
- onement English
- oneness English
- oner English
- onescore English
- oneself English
- oneship English
- onesided English
- onesome English
- oneth English
- oneties English
- onetime English
- only English
- that'n English
- thereat English
- this'n English
- unatonable English
- whereat English
- yesterday but one English
- on French
- ワンマン Japanese
- at Middle English
- atone Middle English
- one Middle English
- atonemen Indonesian
- 艾特 Chinese
- wan Tok Pisin
- wan Sranan Tongo
- wan Fanagalo
- wan Bislama
- at
- one
- any
- only
- oner
- one's
- noone
- alone
- oneth
- this'n
- anyone
- bedeen
- atmark
- atoner
- that'n
- hereat
- oneish
- oneself
- thereat
- oneitis
- oneties
- whereat
- onetime
- onefold
- oneness
- one-way
- atonest
- oneling
- onement
- one-off
- onehood
- oneship
- atoneth
- alonely
- onesome
- onehead
- onescore
- one-eyed
- one-itis
- atonable
- everyone
- onesided
- atonement
- one-liner
- one-armed
- one-reeler
- one-legged
- unatonable
- one-handed
- film at 11
- one-footed
- eat away at
- one-year-old
- yesterday but one