redeem

Meaning

1. (transitive) To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
2. (transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom.
3. (transitive) To set free by force.
4. (transitive) To save, rescue.
5. (transitive) To clear, release from debt or blame.
6. (transitive) To expiate, atone (for).
7. (transitive) To convert (some bond or security) into cash.
8. (transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
9. (transitive) To repair, restore.
10. (transitive) To reform, change (for the better).
11. (transitive) To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
12. (archaic, transitive) To reclaim.

Synonyms

ransom

save

buy back

rescue

deliver

recover

restore

amortize

liberate

retrieve

remit

pay off

repay

repurchase

free

🆓

absolve

buy

🛍️

atone

redemption

acquit

buy off

set free

unchain

compensate

reprieve

cash

💸

release

defend

emancipate

recoup

quit

disencumber

decontrol

cushioning

cushion

buffering

cure

lightly

complete

buffer

assoil

indemnify

compensate for

help

get back

let off

bring to

fulfill

liquidate

freeing

Translations

racheter

redimir

redimir

resgatar

riscattare

rescatar

vrijkopen

redimere

aflossen

loskopen

einlösen

redimir

afkopen

zurückkaufen

εξαγοράζω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈdiːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: redemen

In summary

From Middle English redemen, modified from Old French redimer, from Latin redimō (“release; obviate; atone for”), itself from red- (“back; again”) + emō (“buy; gain, take, procure”).