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Definitions for Redeem

[1] to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage.
[2] to buy back, as after a tax sale or a mortgage foreclosure.
[3] to recover (something pledged or mortgaged) by payment or other satisfaction: to redeem a pawned watch.
[4] to exchange (bonds, trading stamps, etc.) for money or goods.
[5] to convert (paper money) into specie.
[6] to discharge or fulfill (a pledge, promise, etc.).
[7] to make up for; make amends for; offset (some fault, shortcoming, etc.): His bravery redeemed his youthful idleness.
[8] to obtain the release or restoration of, as from captivity, by paying a ransom.
[9] Theology . to deliver from sin and its consequences by means of a sacrifice offered for the sinner.
[10] to recover possession or ownership of by payment of a price or service; regain
[11] to convert (bonds, shares, etc) into cash
[12] to pay off (a promissory note, loan, etc)
[13] to recover (something pledged, mortgaged, or pawned)
[14] to convert (paper money) into bullion or specie
[15] to fulfil (a promise, pledge, etc)
[16] to exchange (trading stamps, coupons, etc) for goods
[17] to reinstate in someone's estimation or good opinion; restore to favour he redeemed himself by his altruistic action
[18] to make amends for
[19] to recover from captivity, esp by a money payment
[20] Christianity (of Christ as Saviour) to free (mankind) from sin by his death on the Cross

Words related to Redeem

regain, restore, repay, recoup, reclaim, liberate, extricate, rehabilitate, compensate, satisfy, offset, ransom, purchase, retrieve, exchange, cover, cash, repossess, settle, defray

Words nearby Redeem

reddle, reddleman, rede, redear sunfish, redecorate, redeem, redeemable, redeemer, redeeming, redeeming feature, redefine

Origin of Redeem

1375–1425; late Middle English redemen < Middle French redimer < Latin redimere, equivalent to red- red- + -imere, combining form of emere to purchase (cf. emptor, ransom)

Other words from Redeem

pre·re·deem , verb (used with object)
un·re·deemed , adjective

Word origin for Redeem

C15: from Old French redimer , from Latin redimere to buy back, from red- re- + emere to buy

Synonyms for Redeem

pay off, reclaim, recoup, regain, repay, restore, win back, cash, change, cover, defray, discharge, exchange, purchase, ransom, recapture, reinstate, repossess, repurchase, retrieve, settle, buy back, buy off, call in, cash in, get back, make good, replevin, replevy, take in, trade in