atone
/əˈtoʊn/
verb
- To make up for a wrong or mistake; to show you are sorry by doing something good.
- She donated money to the charity to atone for her past mistakes.
- He tried to atone for his rude behavior by apologizing and helping clean up.
- The company attempted to atone for the environmental damage by planting thousands of trees.
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