Definition of "atones" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atone. (verb)

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• "“Mme. de Beauseant is descended from the House of Burgundy, on the spindle side, ’tis true, but the name atones for everything."
• "Matt, your posting the Velvet Underground atones for all of your past musical sins."
• "QPR 2-3 Sunderland Brown 89' Brown atones for some slack defending by coming up from the back to knock the ball into the net from a Richardson corner!"