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ABY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: abought    , abye   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make amends for

Example:

expiate one's sins

Synonyms:

aby; abye; atone; expiate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "aby" is one way to...):

compensate; correct; redress; right (make reparations or amends for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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