Definition of redeem Redeem

/ɹɪdiˈm/ - [rideem] - re•deem

We found 25 definitions of redeem from 5 different sources.

What does redeem mean?

Verb redeems, redeeming, redeemed
redeem - pay off (loans or promissory notes)
		pay off
		pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
redeem - convert into cash; of commercial papers
		cash, cash in exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail"
redeem - to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange
		interchange, exchange, change reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
redeem - restore the honor or worth of
		reestablish, reinstate, restore restore to the previous state or rank
redeem - save from sins
		deliver, save
		organized religion, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
redeem - exchange or buy back for money; under threat
		ransom
		interchange, exchange, change reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
		criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, crime, offence, offense (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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redeem (v. t.)
To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase.
redeem (v. t.)
To recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by force of the mortgage.
redeem (v. t.)
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.
redeem (v. t.)
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 (v. t.)
Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law.
redeem (v. t.)
To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem one's promises.
redeem (v. t.)
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.

redeem
rē-dēm′, v.t. to ransom: to relieve from captivity by a price: to rescue, deliver: to pay the penalty of: to atone for: to perform, as a promise: to improve, put to the best advantage: to recover, as a pledge.—adj. Redeem′able, that may be redeemed.—ns. Redeem′ableness; Redeem′er, one who redeems or ransoms, esp. Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world.—adjs. Redeem′ing, saving: good, as exceptional to what is bad; Redeem′less, incurable; Redemp′tive, pertaining to redemption: serving or tending to redeem; Redemp′tory, serving to redeem: paid for ransom. [O. Fr. redimer—L. redimĕre—red-, back, emĕre, to buy.]

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