ATONE, ATONEMENT, ATONING
ADJECTIVES
► PIACULOUS making atonement or expiation → 1780
► SATISFACTORIOUS atoning, making satisfaction → 1561 obs.
NOUNS
► MENDS atonement; amends, reparation, recompense, satisfaction, revenge → 1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SATISFACTORY a place or means of atonement or retribution → 1530 obs.
VERBS
► ABY ► ABYE to atone for; to pay the penalty for an offense; to redeem → 1175 arch.
► ACQUIT to atone for an offense; to pay for → 1593 obs.
► I-BYE to atone for, to pay for → 1000 obs.
► SATISFY to make atonement or reparation → 1450 obs.