amends
/əˈmɛn(d)z
/plural noun (in phrase make amends)
Compensate or make up for a wrongdoing: try to make amends for the rude way you spoke to Lucy...
- Is it possible for that family to make amends and atone for its ill-gotten gains?
- I suppose you could say I am making amends after all these years.
- The bowler, however, agreed to continue when he was advised that instead of feeling depressed, he should just concentrate on making amends in the second Test starting here tomorrow.
Synonyms
compensation, recompense, reparation, restitution, restoration, redress, indemnity, indemnification, atonement, expiation, requital;
atone for, make up for, make good, do penance for, expiate, pay the price for;
redeem oneself, redress the balance
compensate, recompense, indemnify, make it up to, repay, reimburse, pay back
Phrases
offer of amends
Origin
Middle English: from Old French amendes 'penalties, fine', plural of amende 'reparation', from amender (see amend).