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Verb: make amends
  1. Make up for, compensate or make reparation for wrongdoing or causing offence
    "He tried to make amends for his rude behaviour by sending flowers";
    - expiate, aby [archaic], abye [archaic], atone

Derived forms: makes amends, made amends, making amends

Type of: compensate, correct, redress, right