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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. --Shak. 2. To endure; to abide. [Obs.] But nought that wanteth rest can long aby. --Spenser. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aby v : make amends for "expiate one's sins" [syn: {expiate}, {abye}, {atone}]
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