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Definition of Redeem
1. Verb. Save from sins.
Category relationships: Faith, Organized Religion, Religion
Derivative terms: Deliverer, Deliverer, Redeemer, Redemption, Redemptive, Redemptive, Redemptory
2. Verb. Restore the honor or worth of.
3. Verb. To turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange.
4. Verb. Exchange or buy back for money; under threat.
Category relationships: Crime, Criminal Offence, Criminal Offense, Law-breaking, Offence, Offense
Generic synonyms: Change, Exchange, Interchange
Derivative terms: Ransom, Ransom, Ransom, Redeemer, Redemption
5. Verb. Pay off (loans or promissory notes).
6. Verb. Convert into cash; of commercial papers.
Definition of Redeem
1. v. t. To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase.
Definition of Redeem
1. Verb. (transitive) To recover ownership of something by paying a sum. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To set free by force. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To save, rescue ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To clear, release from debt or blame ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To expiate, atone (for ...) ¹
7. Verb. (finance) (transitive) To convert (some bond or security) into cash ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences). ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To repair, restore ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) To reform, change (for the better) ¹
11. Verb. (transitive) To restore the reputation or honour of oneself or something. ¹
12. Verb. (archaic) (transitive) To reclaim ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Redeem
1. to buy back [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Redeem
1. 1. To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase. "If a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold." (Lev. Xxv. 29) 2. Hence, specifically: To regain by performing the obligation or condition stated; to discharge the obligation mentioned in, as a promissory note, bond, or other evidence of debt; as, to redeem bank notes with coin. 3. To ransom, liberate, or rescue from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying a price or ransom; to ransom; to rescue; to recover; as, to redeem a captive, a pledge, and the like. "Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles." (Ps. Xxv. 22) "The Almighty from the grave Hath me redeemed." (Sandys) 4. Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law. "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us." (Gal. Iii. 13) 5. To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem one's promises. "I will redeem all this on Percy's head." (Shak) 6. To pay the penalty of; to make amends for; to serve as an equivalent or offset for; to atone for; to compensate; as, to redeem an error. "Which of ye will be mortal, to redeem Man's mortal crime?" (Milton) "It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows." (Shak) To redeem the time, to make the best use of it. Origin: F. Redimer, L. Redimere; pref. Red-, re- re- + emere, emptum, to buy, originally, to take, cf. OIr. Em (in comp), Lith. Imti. Cf. Assume, Consume, Exempt, Premium, Prompt, Ransom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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