REDEEM

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. to buy back ; repurchase, to get or win back, to free from what distresses or harms: as, to free from captivity by payment of ransom, to extricate from or help to overcome something detrimental, to release from blame or debt ; clear , to free from the consequences of sin, to change for the better ; reform , repair , restore , 5. to free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby, b. to remove the obligation of by payment , to exchange for something of value , to make good ; fulfill , 6. to atone for ; expiate , b. to offset the bad effect of, to make worthwhile ; retrieve , see: rescue ~able adjective