redeem
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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”).
Pronunciation [edit]
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- Rhymes: -iːm
Verb [edit]
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
Synonyms [edit]
- (recover ownership) buy back, repurchase
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Translations [edit]
to recover ownership of something by paying a sum
to liberate by payment of ransom
to set free by force
to save, rescue, recover
to expiate, atone for
to convert into cash
to repair, restore
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to change for the better, reform
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to save from a state of sin
to restore the reputation, honour of ...
to reclaim — see reclaim
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