Atone
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime one has committed. To clear (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
Example sentence: My searing desire to atone for having survived helps me resist the temptations to join the world of lies.
Repent
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cause (oneself) to feel pain or regret.To cause to have sorrow or regret.To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; to be sorry for.To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
Example sentence: Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.