redeem
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[edit] Etymology
Recorded since c.1425, from Middle English redemen, modified from Middle English redemer, redimer, from Latin redimō (“‘release; obviate; atone for’”), itself from re- (“‘back; again’”) + emō (“‘buy; gain, take, procure’”).
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- Rhymes: -iːm
[edit] Verb
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to redeem (third-person singular simple present redeems, present participle redeeming, simple past and past participle redeemed)
- (transitive) To recover ownership of something by paying a sum.
- (transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom.
- (transitive) To set free by force.
- (transitive) To save, rescue
- (transitive) To clear, release from debt or blame
- (transitive) To expiate, atone (for ...)
- (finance) (transitive) To convert (some bond or security) into cash
- (transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
- (transitive) To repair, restore
- (transitive) To reform, change (for the better)
- (transitive) To restore the reputation or honour of oneself or something.
- (archaic) (transitive) To reclaim
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- (recover ownership) buy back, repurchase
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[edit] Translations
to recover ownership of something by paying a sum
to liberate by payment of ransom
to save, rescue
to convert into cash
to save from a state of sin
to restore the reputation, honour of ...
to reclaim — see reclaim
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