All 3 Uses of
atone
in
The Idiot
- His nose was broad and flat, and he had high cheek bones; his thin lips were constantly compressed into an impudent, ironical—it might almost be called a malicious—smile; but his forehead was high and well formed, and atoned for a good deal of the ugliness of the lower part of his face.†
Chpt 1.1
- Do you know that that atones for much?†
Chpt 2.11 *
- I am atoning for that, you see, by telling you the place and time of the meeting.†
Chpt 4.8
Definition:
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(atone) 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)