Redeem

Verb

 * 1)  To recover ownership of something by paying a sum.
 * 2)  To liberate by payment of a ransom.
 * 3)  To set free by force.
 * 4)  To save, rescue
 * 5)  To clear, release from debt or blame
 * 6)  To expiate, atone (for ...)
 * 7)   To convert (some bond or security) into cash
 * 8)  To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
 * 9)  To repair, restore
 * 10)  To reform, change (for the better)
 * 11)  To restore the reputation or honour of oneself or something.
 * 12)   To reclaim

Synonyms

 * (recover ownership) buy back, repurchase

Antonyms

 * abandon

Derived terms

 * redeemable
 * redeemably
 * redeemer
 * unredeemable
 * unredeemably
 * unredeemed

Related terms

 * redemption
 * redemptioner
 * redemptor
 * Redemptorist
 * redemptory

Adverbs for Redeem
ultimately; promptly; spiritually; subsequently; everlastingly; honorably; faithfully.

Thesaurus
abet, abide by, absolve, acknowledge, aid, amend, amortize, assist, atone, atone for, avail, bail out, balance, be faithful to, bear a hand, bear the expense, befriend, benefit, buy, buy back, carry out, cash in, change, change for, chip in, clear, comfort, commute, compensate, compensate for, compound for, convert, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, defray, defray expenses, deliver, discharge, disenthrall, do good, doctor, dub in, ease, emancipate, exchange, expiate, extract, extricate, favor, finance, foot the bill, free, fund, get back, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give help, give place to, give salvation, give satisfaction, go Dutch, help, honor, honor a bill, keep, keep faith with, lend a hand, lend one aid, liberate, lift, liquidate, live down, loose, make accounts square, make amends, make compensation, make do with, make good, make matters up, make reparation, make right, make up, make up for, make way for, manumit, new-model, offer in exchange, offset, outweigh, pay for, pay in full, pay off, pay the bill, pay the forfeit, pay the penalty, pay the piper, pay the shot, pay up, perform, proffer aid, propitiate, protect, put up with, rally, ransom, re-form, recapture, reclaim, recompense, recoup, recover, recuperate, recycle, redress, refashion, reform, regain, regenerate, rehabilitate, reinstate, release, relieve, remedy, remodel, render assistance, renew, renovate, reoccupy, repair, replevin, replevy, repossess, repurchase, rescue, reshape, restore, restore self-respect, resume, resuscitate, retake, retire, retrieve, revindicate, revive, ring in, salvage, satisfy, save, see through, set free, set off, set straight, set up, settle, shift with, square, square accounts, square it, square things, stand the costs, strike a balance, substitute, succor, switch, take back, take in exchange, take in tow, take up, trade in, unbind, unchain, win back

Etymology
Recorded since c.1425, from redemen:, modified from  redemer:, redimer:, from  redimo:, itself from re-: + emo:.

Translations

 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: terugkopen
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:


 * Japanese: 買い戻す (kai-modosu)
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: выкупать, выкупить


 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: lunnaat


 * Greek:
 * Ancient:
 * Russian: выкупать, выкупить


 * Dutch:


 * Finnish:


 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,


 * Finnish:
 * Greek:


 * Czech:


 * Finnish:


 * Czech:
 * Dutch: uitboeten


 * Finnish:


 * Czech:
 * Dutch: afbetalen, aflossen, inlossen, omzetten, uitboeten, vrijkopen, genoegdoen
 * Finnish:


 * Polish: spieniężać
 * Slovene: vnovčiti


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Czech:
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * Irish:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: あがなう (aganau)
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: искупать, искупить


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Japanese: 回復する (kaifuku-suru)


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: обелять, обелить


 * : изкупя (izkupia)
 * : 贖回, 赎回
 * : erlösen, ablösen, tilgen, zurückkaufen, freikaufen


 * : riacquistare
 * : resgatar, redimir
 * : redimir