Part 746

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing of suffering that which will be received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; expiation; amends; -- with <i>for</i>. Specifically, in theology: The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ.</def>

<blockquote>When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best <b>atonement</b> be can make for it is, to warn others. <i>Spectator.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The Phocians behaved with, so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient <b>atonement</b> for their former offense. <i>Potter.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Atoner</h1> <Xpage=97>

<hw>A*ton"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who makes atonement.</def>

<h1>Atones</h1> <Xpage=97>

<hw>At*ones</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[See <er>At one</er>.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Down he fell <b>atones</b> as a stone. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Atonic</h1> <Xpage=97>

<hw>A*ton"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atonique</ets>. See <er>Atony</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; <as>as, an <ex>atonic</ex> disease</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Unaccented; <as>as, an <ex>atonic</ex> syllable</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Destitute of tone vocality; surd.</def>

<i>Rush.</i>

<h1>Atonic</h1> <Xpage=97>

<hw>A*ton"ic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word that has no accent.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing.</def>

<i>Rush.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Atony</h1> <Xpage=97>

<hw>At"o*ny</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ slackness; <?/ priv. + <?/ tone, strength, <?/ to stretch: cf. F. <ets>atonie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ, especially of such as are contractile.</def>

<h1>Atop</h1> <Xpage=97>

<hw>A*top"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>On or at the top.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Atrabilarian, Atrabilarious</h1> <Xpage=97>

<hw><hw>At`ra*bi*la"ri*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>At`ra*bi*la"ri*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>atrabilarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>atra bilis</ets> black bile: cf. F. <ets>atrabilaire</ets>, fr. <ets>atrabile</ets>.]</ety> <def>Affected with melancholy; atrabilious.</def>

<i>Arbuthnot.</i>

<h1>Atrabilarian</h1> <Xpage=97>