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   aby v.
   atone for, make amends for
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   { Aby, Abye } , v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Abought .] [AS. ābycgan to pay for; pref. ā- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + bycgan to buy. See Buy, and cf. Abide.]
   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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   To endure; to abide. [Obs.]
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   But nought that wanteth rest can long aby.
   Spenser.
   
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