atone for

To take responsibility and/or accept punishment for one's mistakes or misdeeds. I atoned for my sins before I started going to church again. I think she'll forgive you if you just atone for your mistake.

atone for something

to make amends for an error. You must atone for the bad things you have done.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Piper	PIEP-ər	English (Modern)
Geraldo	he-RAHL-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Jack	[dʒæk]
CebriÁN	se-BRYAHN, the-BRYAHN	Spanish
Eligia	e-LEEG-yah (Polish)	Polish, Late Roman
Sean	SHAWN	Irish, English