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What is the word for doing something extra to make up for breaking a promise

English Language & Usage Asked by cTurtle98 on August 10, 2021

What is the word for when someone does something extra to make up for breaking a promise

Like you tell someone you will be at their house at noon and need to leave at 5 and you don’t get there till 1 so you stay till 7

Or you promise your partner you will be with them for a date night at a specific time and you blow them off for your friends so you make a new date night with your partner and the next date night you dress up extra fancy and get the check and tell them you love them and you are sorry and ask them what else they need to make up for the mistake you made

Reconciliation doesn’t sound right to me
Make amends doesn’t sound right

I remember using a different word for this but I can’t figure out what it was and the thesaurus isn’t helping me

One Answer

The verb phrase make it up to someone is used here:

to do something helpful or good for (someone one has hurt or treated wrongly)

He'd neglected his children and wanted to make it up to them by spending more time with them.

MW

Answered by Laurel on August 10, 2021

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