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atoning
Variant of atone
intransitive verb atoned, atoning
- to make amends or reparation (for a wrongdoing, a wrongdoer, etc.)
- Obsolete to be in agreement
transitive verb
- to make amends for; expiate
- to bring into agreement; reconcile
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