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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Atone

/(ȧ*tōn")/ · A·tone · IPA /əˈtoʊn/
01 v. i. To agree; to be in accordance; to accord.
imp. & p. p. Atoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Atoning
  1. 1.
    To agree; to be in accordance; to accord.[Obs.]
    “He and Aufidius can no more atone Than violentest contrariety.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    To stand as an equivalent; to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offense or a crime.
    “The murderer fell, and blood atoned for blood.” — Pope.
    “The ministry not atoning for their former conduct by any wise or popular measure.” — Junius.
02 v. t. To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance; to appease.
  1. 1.
    To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance; to appease.[Obs.]
    “I would do much To atone them, for the love I bear to Cassio.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    To unite in making.[Obs. & R.]
    “The four elements . . . have atoned A noble league.” — Ford.
  3. 3.
    To make satisfaction for; to expiate.
    “Or each atone his guilty love with life.” — Pope.