Meaning of ABY
| Pronunciation: | | u'bI
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[v] make amends for; "expiate one's sins" |
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ABY is a 3 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | abye, atone, expiate |
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| | See Also: | | compensate, correct, redress, right | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*by"\, Abye \A*bye"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Abought}.]
[AS. [=a]bycgan to pay for; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger.
er-, orig. meaning out) + bycgan to buy. See {Buy}, and cf.
{Abide}.]
1. To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends
for; to give satisfaction. [Obs.]
Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. --Shak.
2. To endure; to abide. [Obs.]
But nought that wanteth rest can long aby.
--Spenser.
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