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.

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