Both Uses of
atone
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- And as for the murder, he will do all sorts of good deeds yet, to atone for it.†
Chpt 6.5atone = fix or make up (for a wrong)
- Killing her was atonement for forty sins.†
Chpt 6.7 *atonement = the process of fixing or making up for a wrong
Definition:
to fix or make up for a wrong -- especially a sin (even if nothing can be done to make up for the wrong other than to show regret)