'Redeem' definitions:
Definition of 'redeem'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Redeem'
From: GCIDE
- Redeem \Re*deem"\ (r?*d?m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Redeemed. (-d?md"); p. pr. & vb. n. Redeeming.] [F. r['e]dimer, 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.]
- 1. To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, specifically: (a) (Law) To recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by force of the mortgage. (b) (Com.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. --Ps. xxv. 22. [1913 Webster]
- The Almighty from the grave Hath me redeemed. --Sandys. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Theol.) Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law. [1913 Webster]
- Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. --Gal. iii. 13. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem one's promises. [1913 Webster]
- I will redeem all this on Percy's head. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Which of ye will be mortal, to redeem Man's mortal crime? --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To redeem the time, to make the best use of it. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'redeem'
From: Moby 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