gottgöra — meaning in English

English meaning

• atone verb To make amends for a wrongdoing or mistake.
• expiate verb To make up for something wrong that you have done.
• redeem verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
• supply verb To provide something needed.

Senses

gottgöra is used for these senses in English:

• atone (ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s]
• make amends (idiomatic) To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.
• redeem (transitive) To expiate, atone (for).
• supply (transitive) To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.

expiate — full definition

1. verb To make up for something wrong that you have done.
2. verb To put a wrong right by accepting the punishment or paying for it.
3. verb To free someone from the guilt of a wrongdoing.
4. verb To make something pure again through a religious ceremony.

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