redeem
[ ri-deem ]
/ rɪˈdim /
verb (used with object)
Origin of redeem
SYNONYMS FOR redeem
1–3
repurchase.
Redeem,
ransom both mean to buy back.
Redeem is wider in its application than
ransom, and means to buy back, regain possession of, or exchange for money, goods, etc.:
to redeem one's property. To
ransom is to redeem a person from captivity by paying a stipulated price, or to redeem from sin by sacrifice:
to ransom a kidnapped child.
8, 9 free, liberate, rescue, save.
OTHER WORDS FROM redeem
pre·re·deem, verb (used with object) un·re·deemed, adjectiveWords nearby redeem
reddle,
reddleman,
rede,
redear sunfish,
redecorate,
redeem,
redeemable,
redeemer,
redeeming,
redeeming feature,
redefine
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British Dictionary definitions for redeem
redeem
/ (rɪˈdiːm) /
verb (tr)
Derived forms of redeem
redeemer, nounWord Origin for redeem
C15: from Old French
redimer, from Latin
redimere to buy back, from
red-
re- +
emere to buy