aby
3 synonyms and 1 antonym for aby, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — (archaic) To suffer the punishment for something, or to make up for it.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
Etymology
Aby comes from Middle English abyen, abien, abiggen, from Old English ābyċġan (“to buy; pay for; buy off; requite; recompense; redeem; perform; execute”), from Proto-Germanic *uzbugjaną, equivalent to a- + buy. It is cognate with Gothic ???????? (usbugjan), but is not related to abide.
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