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aby \aby\ v.

1. atone for, make amends for
[WordNet 1.5] Aby
Aby \A*by"\, Abye \A*bye"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Abought.]
[AS. [=a]bycgan to pay for; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger.
er-, orig. meaning out) + bycgan to buy. See Buy, and cf.
Abide.]

1. To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends
for; to give satisfaction. [Obs.]

Syn: expiate
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Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. --Shak.
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2. To endure; to abide. [Obs.]
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But nought that wanteth rest can long aby.
--Spenser.
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aby
v 1: make amends for; "expiate one's sins" [syn: expiate,
aby, abye, atone]
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aby
for; to; in order to; per


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