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   redeem

   /rɪˈdiːm/

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   • 1. compensate for the faults or bad aspects of: "a disappointing debate redeemed only by an outstanding speech" Similar savecompensate for the defects ofrescuejustifyvindicate
   • ▪ do something that compensates for poor past performance or behaviour: "Australia redeemed themselves by dismissing India for 153" Similar vindicatesave/free from blameabsolveremove guilt from
   • ▪ atone or make amends for (sin, error, or evil): "the thief on the cross who by a single act redeemed a life of evil" Similar atone formake amends formake restitution for
   • ▪ save (someone) from sin, error, or evil: "he was a sinner, redeemed by the grace of God" Similar savefree/save/deliver from sinturn from sinconvertpurge/absolve of sin
   • 2. gain or regain possession of (something) in exchange for payment: "statutes enabled state peasants to redeem their land" Similar retrieveregainrecoverget backreclaimrepossesshave something returnedrescuebuy backrepurchase
   • ▪ repay (a stock, bond, or other instrument) at the maturity date.
   • ▪ exchange (a coupon, voucher, or trading stamp) for goods, a discount, or money. Similar exchangegive in exchangeswapbartercash inconvertturn inreturntrade in
   • ▪ pay the necessary money to clear (a debt): "owners were unable to redeem their mortgages" Similar pay offpay backcleardischargesquarehonourmake good
   • ▪ free (oneself or another) from slavery or captivity by paying a ransom: archaic "the captive had to mortgage his lands to raise the money to redeem himself"
   • 3. fulfil or carry out (a pledge or promise): "the party prepared to redeem the pledges of the past three years" Similar fulfilcarry outdischargemake goodexecutekeepkeep tostick tohold toadhere toabide byheedobeybe faithful tohonourmeetsatisfy

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘buy back’): from Old French redimer or Latin redimere, from re- ‘back’ + emere ‘buy’.

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   What does redeem mean?

   • redimir, salvar, resgatar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! REDEEM definition: 1. to make something or someone seem less bad: 2. to get something back: 3. to exchange a piece…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to redeem yourself?

   • redeem yourself to do something to improve the opinion that people have of you, especially after you have done something bad He has a chance to redeem himself after last week's mistakes. redeem somebody (in Christianity) to save somebody from the power of evil Christians believe that Jesus Christ came to redeem us from sin.

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   What do you mean by redeeming a mortgage?

   • to redeem a mortgage. to buy back, as after a tax sale or a mortgage foreclosure. to redeem a pawned watch. to obtain the release or restoration of, such as from captivity, by paying a ransom. Christianity. to deliver from sin and its consequences by means of a sacrifice offered for the sinner. to convert (paper money) into coins.

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   How do you redeem yourself?

   • If you redeem yourself, you make up for wrongs by doing something that makes you seem good again, like when after being irritable and snappy with your grandmother, you redeem yourself by bringing her flowers and apologizing. Redeem comes from the French rédimer, which means "to deliver," and which in turn comes from the Latin for "buy back."

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   Redeem definition: to buy or pay off; clear by payment. See examples of REDEEM used in a sentence.

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   If you redeem yourself, you make up for wrongs by doing something that makes you seem good again, like when after being irritable and snappy with your grandmother, you redeem yourself by bringing her flowers and apologizing.

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   having made amends for or overcome some wrongdoing or fault: In the end, having saved his young half-brother's life, he died a redeemed man. noun. Usually the redeemed. Theology. (in Christianity) those who have been saved or delivered from sin or its consequences: We understand that all of us, even the redeemed, have a capacity for great evil.

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