redeem

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English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈdiːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm
• Hyphenation: re‧deem

Verb

redeem (third-person singular simple present redeems, present participle redeeming, simple past and past participle redeemed)

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, finance) 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. (transitive, archaic) To reclaim

Synonyms

• (recover ownership): buy back, repurchase

Antonyms

• abandon

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• deemer, reemed

Galician

Verb

redeem

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of redar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Portuguese

Verb

redeem

1. inflection of redar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative