redeem
Meaning
- To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
- To liberate by payment of a ransom.
- To set free by force.
- To save, rescue
- To clear, release from debt or blame
- To expiate, atone (for)
- To convert (some bond or security) into cash
- To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
- To repair, restore
- To reform, change (for the better)
- To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
- To reclaim
Synonyms
make up for
pay for
atone for
let go of
make real
rescue from danger
save from
turn into money
take out of pawn
report out
restore to favor
absorption of shock
shock mitigation
compensate for
Frequency
Hyphenated as
re‧deem
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈdiːm/
Etymology
In summary
Recorded since c.1425, from Middle English redemen, modified from Old French redimer, from Latin redimō (“release; obviate; atone for”), itself from re- (“back; again”) + emō (“buy; gain, take, procure”).
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