As in: "He wanted to attoin for the loss of his friend's trust." What is the correct spelling?
2007-10-22 18:46:13 · 6 answers · asked by captaincarney 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
atoned or atone
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a·tone /əˈtoʊn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-tohn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, a·toned, a·ton·ing.
–verb (used without object) 1. to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually fol. by for): to atone for one's sins.
2. to make up, as for errors or deficiencies (usually fol. by for): to atone for one's failings.
3. Obsolete. to become reconciled; agree.
–verb (used with object) 4. to make amends for; expiate: He atoned his sins.
5. Obsolete. to bring into unity, harmony, concord, etc.
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[Origin: 1545–55; back formation from atonement]
—Related forms
a·ton·a·ble, a·tone·a·ble, adjective
a·ton··er, noun
a·ton·ing·ly, adverb
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v. a·toned, a·ton·ing, a·tones
v. intr.
To make amends, as for a sin or fault: These crimes must be atoned for.
Archaic To agree.
v. tr.
To expiate.
Archaic To conciliate; appease: "So heaven, atoned, shall dying Greece restore" (Alexander Pope).
Obsolete To reconcile or harmonize.
[Middle English atonen, to be reconciled, from at one, in agreement : at, at; see at1 + one, one; see one.]
a·ton'a·ble, a·tone'a·ble adj., a·ton'er n.
1555, from adv. phrase atonen (c.1300) "in accord," lit. "at one," a contraction of at and one. It retains the older pronunciation of one. The phrase perhaps is modeled on L. adunare "unite," from ad- "to, at" + unum "one." Atonement is 1513; theological sense dates from 1526.
2007-10-22 18:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by HH6 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
atone--1. to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually fol. by for): to atone for one's sins.
2. to make up, as for errors or deficiencies (usually fol. by for): to atone for one's failings.
3. Obsolete. to become reconciled; agree.
–verb (used with object) 4. to make amends for; expiate: He atoned his sins.
2007-10-23 03:19:53 · answer #2 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try spell check
2007-10-23 01:54:30 · answer #3 · answered by crengle60 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
atone (no OY sound)
2007-10-23 02:03:44 · answer #4 · answered by o7mistique 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it might be attune, better check your dictionary.
2007-10-23 02:05:31 · answer #5 · answered by Em 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
atone. atoned.
2007-10-23 02:10:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋