Definitions for redeem
rɪˈdimre·deem

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. deliver, redeem, save(verb)

   save from sins

2. redeem(verb)

   restore the honor or worth of

3. redeem(verb)

   to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange

4. ransom, redeem(verb)

   exchange or buy back for money; under threat

5. redeem, pay off(verb)

   pay off (loans or promissory notes)

6. redeem(verb)

   convert into cash; of commercial papers

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. redeem(Verb)

   To recover ownership of something by paying a sum.

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

2. redeem(Verb)

   To liberate by payment of a ransom.

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

3. redeem(Verb)

   To set free by force.

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

4. redeem(Verb)

   To save, rescue

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

5. redeem(Verb)

   To clear, release from debt or blame

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

6. redeem(Verb)

   To expiate, atone (for ...)

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

7. redeem(Verb)

   To convert (some bond or security) into cash

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

8. redeem(Verb)

   To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).

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

9. redeem(Verb)

   To repair, restore

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

10. redeem(Verb)

    To reform, change (for the better)

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

11. redeem(Verb)

    To restore the reputation or honour of oneself or something.

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

12. redeem(Verb)

    To reclaim

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Redeem(verb)

   to purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase

   Etymology: [F. rdimer, 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.]

2. Redeem(verb)

   to recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by force of the mortgage

   Etymology: [F. rdimer, 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.]

3. Redeem(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [F. rdimer, 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.]

4. Redeem(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [F. rdimer, 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.]

5. Redeem(verb)

   hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law

   Etymology: [F. rdimer, 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.]

6. Redeem(verb)

   to make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem one's promises

   Etymology: [F. rdimer, 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.]

7. Redeem(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [F. rdimer, 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.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of redeem in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of redeem in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of redeem in a Sentence

1. Andrea Dworkin:

   Romantic love, in pornography as in life, is the mythic celebration of female negation. For a woman, love is defined as her willingness to submit to her own annihilation. The proof of love is that she is willing to be destroyed by the one whom she loves, for his sake. For the woman, love is always self-sacrifice, the sacrifice of identity, will, and bodily integrity, in order to fulfill and redeem the masculinity of her lover.

2. Nawaz Sharif:

   Pakistan is resolved to redeem its pledge given to its founding fathers that it will protect the homeland.

3. Benjamin Eye:

   People love the immediacy, in the past, to get movie tickets we had to wait for stubs by mail; now we can redeem a perk, get the voucher and book the ticket all at once, on a phone.

4. Adlai Stevenson I:

   Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of the things that are to be.

5. Rudy Giuliani:

   I believe that( Deputy Attorney General) Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have a chance to redeem Rod Rosenstein and Jeff Sessions and that chance comes about tomorrow. It doesn't go beyond tomorrow.

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