Dictionary

redeem en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ɹɪˈdiːm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin red- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin redimōbor. Old French redimerbor. Middle English redemen English redeem From Middle English redemen, modified from Old French redimer, from Latin redimō (“release; obviate; atone for”), itself from red- (“back; again”) + emō (“buy; gain, take, procure”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
2. (transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom.
3. (transitive) To set free by force.
   • Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments ... 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 6:6:
   • Your Highneſſe needs not doubt but in ſhort time, He will with Tamburlaines deſtruction Redeeme you from this deadly ſeruitude. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene ii:
4. (transitive) To save, rescue.
5. (transitive) To clear, release from debt or blame.
6. (transitive) To expiate, atone (for).
7. (transitive) To convert (some bond or security) into cash.
8. (transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
9. (transitive) To repair, restore.
10. (transitive) To reform, change (for the better).
11. (transitive) To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
12. (archaic, transitive) To reclaim.

Forms

Antonyms

abandon

Deriveds

redeemably · redeemable · redeem oneself · misredeem · unredeemable · redeemless · redeemer · redeem the time · unredeem · coredeem · unredeemed · redeemability · unredeemably

Relateds

redemptor · redemption · Redemptorist · redemptory · redemptioner

Synonyms

repurchase (recover ownership) · buy back (recover ownership)

Translations (154)

de befreien (to save, rescue, recover) · de erlösen (to save from a state of sin) · pam atbus (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · eo elaĉeti (to expiate, atone for) · oc desliurar (to set free by force) · pt libertar (to set free by force) · ru улу́чшиться (to change for the better, reform) · nl inlossen (to convert into cash) · ru искупа́ть (to save from a state of sin) · oc rescaptar (to save, rescue, recover) · ga fuascail (to convert into cash) · fr libérer (to clear, release from debt or blame) · fi pelastaa (to save from a state of sin) · eo elaĉeti (to liberate by payment of ransom) · nl redden (to save, rescue, recover) · gv feayshil (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · nl uitboeten (to expiate, atone for) · ga fuascail (to liberate by payment of ransom) · pt redimir (to save from a state of sin) · da frelse (to save, rescue, recover) · gv aachionnee (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · fr racheter (to restore the reputation, honour of ...) · oc redimir (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · sv återlösa (to liberate by payment of ransom) · de loslösen (to liberate by payment of ransom) · es canjear (to convert into cash) · fr secourir (to save, rescue, recover) · nl terugkopen (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · fi lunastaa (to convert into cash) · fr racheter (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · sv återlösa (to save from a state of sin) · nl omzetten (to convert into cash) · ca redimir (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · cs vyplatit (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · pl odkupywać (to save from a state of sin) · pt redimir-se (to expiate, atone for) · es redimir (to restore the reputation, honour of ...) · fr réparer (to repair, restore) · cs vykoupit (to save, rescue, recover) · oc redimir (to save from a state of sin) · ja 買い戻す (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · tr kurtarmak (to set free by force) · pl spieniężać (to convert into cash) · tr eski duruma döndürmek (to repair, restore) · fr soulager (to clear, release from debt or blame) · ru выкупа́ть (to liberate by payment of ransom) · pl odkupić (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · tr iyileştirmek (to change for the better, reform) · nl herstellen (to repair, restore) · pt resgatar (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · sv återställa (to repair, restore) · bg спасявам (to save, rescue, recover) · pt redimir (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · ru обнали́чивать (to convert into cash) · de freikaufen (to liberate by payment of ransom) · cs vykoupit (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · es redimirse (to expiate, atone for) · cs vykoupit (to clear, release from debt or blame) · ja 回復する (to restore the reputation, honour of ...) · oc redimir (to clear, release from debt or blame) · oc redimir (to liberate by payment of ransom) · el εξαργυρώνω (to convert into cash) · fi vapauttaa (to set free by force) · vi cứu chuộc (to save, rescue, recover) · fi lunastaa (to save from a state of sin) · oc liberar (to set free by force) · da redde (to save, rescue, recover) · oc redimir (to save, rescue, recover) · de zurückkaufen (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · fi ostaa takaisin (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · fi maksaa lunnaat (to liberate by payment of ransom) · es redimir (to clear, release from debt or blame) · de verbessern (to change for the better, reform) · bg осребрявам (to convert into cash) · pt redimir (to restore the reputation, honour of ...) · cs vykoupit (to expiate, atone for) · nl bevrijden (to set free by force) · pl odkupić (to save from a state of sin) · es redimir (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · fr réformer (to change for the better, reform) · ru искупи́ть (to save from a state of sin) · fi vapahtaa (to save from a state of sin) · sv gottgöra (to expiate, atone for) · fi palauttaa kunnia (to restore the reputation, honour of ...) · ga fuascail (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · bg откупвам (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · bg изкупвам (to expiate, atone for) · nl verlossen (to save, rescue, recover) · la redimō (to liberate by payment of ransom) · pt resgatar (to save, rescue, recover) · tr kurtarmak (to liberate by payment of ransom) · bg откупвам (to liberate by payment of ransom) · tr arıtmak (to save from a state of sin) · fi vapauttaa (to clear, release from debt or blame) · de einlösen (to convert into cash) · nl afbetalen (to convert into cash) · pl odkupywać (to liberate by payment of ransom) · fi uudistaa (to change for the better, reform) · nl vrijkopen (to convert into cash) · de befreien (to set free by force) · gv kionnee reesht (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · ru обели́ть (to restore the reputation, honour of ...) · it riscattare (to convert into cash) · fi sovittaa (to expiate, atone for) · it redimere (to save from a state of sin) · de wiederherstellen (to repair, restore) · cs vykoupit (to liberate by payment of ransom) · vi chuộc (to save, rescue, recover) · nl aflossen (to convert into cash) · tr temize çıkarmak (to restore the reputation, honour of ...) · da frelse (to save from a state of sin) · cmn 赎回 (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · ga fuascail (to set free by force) · fi armahtaa (to save from a state of sin) · de (Ruf) wiederherstellen (to restore the reputation, honour of ...) · sl vnovčiti (to convert into cash) · sv befria (to set free by force) · sv sona (to expiate, atone for) · tr temizlemek (to save from a state of sin) · cs vykoupit (to save from a state of sin) · la redimō (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · ru улучша́ться (to change for the better, reform) · pt redimir (to clear, release from debt or blame) · cs proplatit (to convert into cash) · nl genoegdoen (to convert into cash) · ru вы́купить (to liberate by payment of ransom) · he גָּאַל (to save from a state of sin) · bg освобождавам (to set free by force) · nl vrijkopen (to liberate by payment of ransom) · ru вы́купить (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · tr geri almak (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · tr tadilat yapmak (to repair, restore) · fi korjata (to repair, restore) · el εξαγοράζω (to save, rescue, recover) · ga slánaigh (to save from a state of sin) · sv rädda (to save, rescue, recover) · fr liquider (to convert into cash) · es redimir (to save from a state of sin) · sv frälsa (to save from a state of sin) · ru выкупа́ть (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · grc λυτροω (to liberate by payment of ransom) · ja あがなう (to save from a state of sin) · nl uitboeten (to convert into cash) · da befri (to set free by force) · fi pelastaa (to save, rescue, recover) · fr améliorer (to change for the better, reform) · pl odkupić (to liberate by payment of ransom) · ru обеля́ть (to restore the reputation, honour of ...) · tr aklamak (to restore the reputation, honour of ...) · pl odkupywać (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · fi lunastaa (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) · fr rétablir (to repair, restore) · fr libérer (to set free by force) · ca bescanviar (to convert into cash)