A Topical Dictionary: Search for redeem

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. --Ps.
xxv. 22.
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The Almighty from the grave
Hath me redeemed. --Sandys.
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4. (Theol.) Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of
sin and the penalties of God's violated law.
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Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law,
being made a curse for us. --Gal. iii.
13.
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5. To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to
redeem one's promises.
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I will redeem all this on Percy's head. --Shak.
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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.
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Which of ye will be mortal, to redeem
Man's mortal crime? --Milton.
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It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows.
--Shak.
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To redeem the time, to make the best use of it.
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WordNet redeem
v 1: save from sins [syn: deliver, save]
2: exchange or buy back for money; under threat [syn: ransom]
3: pay off (loans or promissory notes) [syn: pay off]
4: convert into cash; of commercial papers

Moby Dictionary
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