atone
atone /ət'oʊn/ (atones atoning atoned)
[VERB] V for n
If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it. (FORMAL)
He felt he had atoned for what he had done to his son...
= repent
[VERB] V for n
If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it. (FORMAL)
He felt he had atoned for what he had done to his son...
= repent