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Atone vs Atoned - What's the difference?

atone | atoned |

As verbs the difference between atone and atoned

is that atone is to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime or a sin one has committed while atoned is past tense of atone.

atone

English

Verb

(aton)
  • To make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime or a sin one has committed.
  • (proscribed) To clear (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.

    • Synonyms

    * (to make reparation) expiate, propitiate

    Derived terms

    () * atonable * atoneable * atonement * atoner

    Anagrams

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    atoned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (atone)

    • Anagrams

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    atone

    English

    Verb

    (aton)
  • To make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime or a sin one has committed.
  • (proscribed) To clear (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.

    • Synonyms

    * (to make reparation) expiate, propitiate

    Derived terms

    () * atonable * atoneable * atonement * atoner

    Anagrams

    * * English words prefixed with at- ----