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What does make amends mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.
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Before the game their players arranged a private meeting in which they pledged to make amends for a disappointing league placing.
Countless rug burns and torn knee ligaments later, they tried to make amends by vacating the dome for a retro stadium.
The event was organized by the District Council to make amends with locals disgruntled by weeks of traffic delays caused by roadworks.
Is it possible for that family to make amends and atone for its ill-gotten gains?
I can be quite hard and cruel sometimes, I know that, but I do feel contrition and try to make amends.
I had compiled a short list in my head of who I needed to make amends with.

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