atone
意味
- (罪・あやまちなどを)償う,あがなう,埋合せをする《+for+名》
例文
He committed suicide to atone for his sin.
彼は死んで罪を清算した。
The salaryman went to live quietly in a remote area in order to atone for his sins.
サラリーマンが罪ほろぼしに僻地でひっそりと暮らしはじめた。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From atone (“reconciled”), from Middle English atone, attone, atoon (“agreed”, literally “at one”), equivalent to at + one. Compare Latin adūnō (“to unite, make one”) for the similar formation. Regarding the different phonological development of atone and one, see the note in one.