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Meanings of aton (atoned) in English

Portuguese
atón

The sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten.

        atón
        Usage of atoned in English
        1
        South Korea says Japan has not properly atoned for its wartime past.
        Reuters
        2
        But he atoned for the sacrilege upon the memorable field of Poitiers.
        Medieval Europe
        3
        Their greatness almost atoned for the weakness and wickedness of their predecessors.
        The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
        4
        The offence was atoned for, and his life secured by suitable concessions.
        Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
        5
        But he was dead, and his death had atoned for the crime.
        Old Indian Days
        6
        So Girard atoned after his death, for the mistakes of his life.
        American Men of Mind
        7
        What I have done and suffered for you has atoned for all.
        Men in the Making
        8
        He will not release you until you have atoned for your sins.
        A Dance with Dragons
        9
        It was an unpleasantly warm day, but those macaroni-they atoned for everything.
        Alone
        10
        But all wrong doing has been atoned for, as we have seen.
        Love's Final Victory / Ultimate Universal Salvation on the Basis...
        11
        But all this shall be atoned for by a death, my death.
        The Day of Wrath
        12
        She atoned for want of devotion to God, by devotion to man.
        Democracy, an American novel
        13
        Charity, and the forgiveness of sins honestly atoned for-whatbecame of them?
        Saint's Progress
        14
        The microcosm and macrocosm were at length atoned, at length in harmony!
        Lilith: A Romance
        15
        Good stuff Joe, you've almost atoned for the sins of Fat Les.
        The Irish Times
        16
        With six minutes left, Terry more than atoned for any error.
        The Irish Times
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        Translations for atoned
        Portuguese
        atónátonaton
        Atoned through the time
        Atoned across language varieties
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