REDEEM


Meaning of REDEEM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈdēm ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English redemen, from Anglo-French redemer, modification of Latin redimere, from re-, red- re- + emere to take, buy; akin to Lithuanian imti to take

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : to buy back : repurchase

b. : to get or win back

2. : to free from what distresses or harms: as

a. : to free from captivity by payment of ransom

b. : to extricate from or help to overcome something detrimental

c. : to release from blame or debt : clear

d. : to free from the consequences of sin

3. : to change for the better : reform

4. : repair , restore

5.

a. : to free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby

b.

(1) : to remove the obligation of by payment

the United States Treasury redeem s savings bonds on demand

(2) : to exchange for something of value

redeem trading stamps

c. : to make good : fulfill

6.

a. : to atone for : expiate

redeem an error

b.

(1) : to offset the bad effect of

(2) : to make worthwhile : retrieve

Synonyms: see rescue

• re·deem·able -ˈdē-mə-bəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.