Both Uses
atone
in
Uprising, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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- Atoning for my sins?†
p. 154.6 *atoning = of a wrong: fixing or making up for
- Did he earn his atonement?†
p. 325.4atonement = the process of fixing or making up for a wrong
Definitions:
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(1)
(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)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Archaically, atone could also mean to agree, to appease, or to reconcile.