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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)
- Deeply as I have sinned, I have led a life of martyrdom to atone for it.Adventure IV — The Boscombe Valley Mystery (96% in)
There are no more uses of "atone" in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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