to abye
- verb
- Archaic
:
expiar
- She sought to abye her errors through charity and prayer.
Examples
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In days past, a man might abye his misdeeds with years of service.
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They believed one must abye for any wrong committed against the village.
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He sought to abye for his past mistakes.
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To abye is to seek forgiveness.
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In ancient cultures, people would abye their sins through various rituals.
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To abye for one's transgressions was considered a noble act in olden times.
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She believed that to abye was essential for finding peace after her wrongdoings.
Synonyms
55
3.4
To do something to fix a mistake and show you are sorry
26
6.2
Say or do something to show you are sorry and fix a wrong
1
9.5
To make up for a wrong by doing something good
To show you are sorry and correct a wrong
How Atoning
- Formal
1
9.5
26
6.2
- Archaic
55
3.4
- US
∞
1.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word abye means 'to make amends' or 'to atone' and comes from old ideas of paying to set things right. A helpful way to remember it is to think of abye like buy — as if you 'buy' forgiveness or pay to 'make good' for a wrong, which is why abye means to set things right.