English

Verb

make amends ‎(third-person singular simple present makes amends, present participle making amends, simple past and past participle made amends)

1. (idiomatic) To repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.

   I hope they can stop fighting and make amends.

   • 2011 January 25, Les Roopanarine, “Wigan 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC:

     But with the home side likewise unable to make the most of a period of first-half ascendancy, Villa were swift to make amends on the restart.

Synonyms

• atone, expiate; (archaic): aby, abye; (obsolete): abegge

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