redeem
redeem definition
re·deem (ri dēm′)
transitive verb
- to buy back
- to get back; recover, as by paying a fee
- to pay off (a mortgage or note)
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- to convert (paper money) into gold or silver coin or bullion
- to convert (stocks, bonds, etc.) into cash
- to turn in (trading stamps or coupons) for a prize, premium, discount, etc.
- to set free by paying a ransom
- to deliver from sin and its penalties, as by a sacrifice made for the sinner
- to fulfill (a promise or pledge)
- to make amends or atone for to redeem a blunder
- to restore (oneself) to favor by making amends
- to make worthwhile; justify
Etymology: LME redemen < MFr redimer < L redimere < re(d)-, back + emere, to get, buy < IE base *em-, to take > Lith imù, OSlav imǫ, to take
Related Forms:
- redeemable re·deem′·able adjective or redemptible re·demp′·tible (-demp′tə b'l)
- redeemer re·deem′er noun
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