\A*tone"\ ([.a]*t[=o]n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Atoned}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Atoning}.] [From at one,, i. e., to be, or
cause to be, at one. See {At one}.]
1. To agree; to be in accordance; to accord. [Obs.]
         He and Aufidius can no more atone Than violentest
         contrariety.                          --Shak.
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.

\A*tone"\, v. t.
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. To unite in making. [Obs. & R.]
         The four elements . . . have atoned A noble league.
                                               --Ford.
3. To make satisfaction for; to expiate.
         Or each atone his guilty love with life. --Pope.