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redeem Definition

re·deem (ri dēm′)

transitive verb

  1. to buy back
  2. to get back; recover, as by paying a fee
  3. to pay off (a mortgage or note)
  4. ☆
    1. to convert (paper money) into gold or silver coin or bullion
    2. to convert (stocks, bonds, etc.) into cash
    3. to turn in (trading stamps or coupons) for a prize, premium, discount, etc.
    1. to set free by paying a ransom
    2. to deliver from sin and its penalties, as by a sacrifice made for the sinner
  6. to fulfill (a promise or pledge)
    1. to make amends or atone for to redeem a blunder
    2. to restore (oneself) to favor by making amends
    3. 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

  • redefine
  • redefinition
  • redeliver

redeem Related Forms

re·deem′·able adjective or re·demp′·tible-demp′tə b'l re·deem′er noun

redeem Synonyms

redeem

v.

  1. To recover through a payment

    buy back, repay, ransom, purchase, repurchase, reclaim, retrieve, regain, recover, settle, replevy, discharge, cash in, buy off, get back, take in, call in, cover, defray, make good, restore, reinstate, recapture, replevin, recoup, repossess, buy off, pay off; see also obtain 1.

  2. To save

    deliver, set free, reclaim, reform; see ransom, reclaim 1, rescue 1, 2. See syn. study at rescue.

redeem Usage Examples

Used with why or when

Object

  • IOU: The stored exception is rethrown in response to any attempt to redeem the IOU.
  • mankind: Do you believe in his Son Jesus Christ who redeemed mankind?
  • sinner: Why go back to the law, which can never redeem the guilty sinner?
  • voucher: Carers then have the freedom to redeem these vouchers against a wide range of service providers.
  • humanity: The bible says that Christ had to die on the cross to redeem humanity from its fallen state.
  • captive: It was the gaze, the ferocious, the triumph gaze, of the redeemed captive.

Subject

blood: Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb; Redeemed through His infinite mercy - His child, and forever, I am.

Preposition: within

month: The vouchers must be redeemed within 6 months of purchase.

Adjective complement

online: Each colorful certificate includes a personalized message and a catalog and can be redeemed online, by phone or mail.

Modifying Another Word

  • partially: This is only partially redeemed by the selection from Jet Li's back catalog of career fight scenes.
  • partly: The Welwyn player partly redeemed himself with a penalty before half-time to make it 7-3 to Barnet.
  • somewhat: This failure is now somewhat redeemed by the 1994 agreement which, however, heavily favors the sea-bed miners.
  • slightly: It may be redeemed slightly by the quaint intricacies of the first pitch.
  • fully: And yet, the world is not yet fully redeemed.
  • previously: If not previously redeemed, the final redemption date will be 31 December 2009.

Preposition: against

purchase: Points can be redeemed against future purchases at Orocco Pier.

Preposition: in

combination: These can be redeemed in any combination against any seminar.

Preposition: for

cash: Vouchers cannot be redeemed for cash nor sold or transferred for value.

Preposition: by

blood: Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb; Redeemed through His infinite mercy - His child, and forever, I am.

Browse dictionary entries near redeem

  1. ‹ redecorate
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  4. ‹ reddle
  5. ‹ reddish
  6. ‹ Redding
  7. ‹ redden
  8. ‹ redd
  9. ‹ redcoat
  10. ‹ redcap
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