atone forsomething
phrasal verbwithatoneverbuk/əˈtəʊn/us/əˈtoʊn/
formalto do something thatshowsthat you aresorryfor somethingbadthat you did:
The country'sleaderhasexpressedawishto atone for hisactionsin the past.
Making & accepting apologies
- afraid
- apologetically
- apologize
- atonement
- bury the hatchetidiom
- conciliatory
- crawl back (tosomeone)idiom
- cutsomeonesome slackidiom
- excuse
- expiate
- forgivable
- forgiving
- pardonable
- peace
- plead
- remission
- repent
- sink
- takesomethingback
- turn the other cheekidiom