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Webster 1913 Edition
Redeem
Re-deem′
(r?-d?m′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Redeemed
. (-d[GREEK]md"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Redeeming
.] 1.
To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase.
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.
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 coin3.
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 likeRedeem
Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. Ps. xxv. 22.
The Almighty from the grave
Hath me
Hath me
redeemed
. Sandys.
4.
(Theol.)
Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God’s violated law.
Christ hath
redeemed
us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. Gal. iii. 13.
5.
To make good by performing fully; to fulfill;
as, to
redeem
one's promises.I will
redeem
all this on Percy's head. Shakespeare
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 errorWhich of ye will be mortal, to
Man's mortal crime?
redeem
Man's mortal crime?
Milton.
It is a chance which does
redeem
all sorrows. Shakespeare
To redeem the time
, to make the best use of it.
Webster 1828 Edition
Redeem
REDEE'M
,Verb.
T.
1.
To purchase back; to ransom; to liberate or rescue from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying an equivalent; as, to redeem prisoners or captured goods; to redeem a pledge.2.
To repurchase what has been sold; to regain possession of a thing alienated, by repaying the value of it to the possessor.If a man [shall] sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold.
Lev. 25.
3.
To rescue; to recover; to deliver from.Th' Almighty from the grave hath me redeem'd.
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. Ps. 25. Deut. 7.
The mass of earth not yet redeemed from chaos.
4.
To compensate; to make amends for.It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows.
By lesser ills the greater to redeem.
5.
To free by making atonement.Thou hast one daughter who redeems nature from the general curse.
6.
To pay the penalty of.Which of you will be mortal to redeem man's mortal crime?
7.
To save.He could not have redeemed a portion of his time for contemplating the powers of nature.
8.
To perform what has been promised; to make good by performance. He has redeemed his pledge or promise.9.
In law, to recall an estate, or to obtain the right to re-enter upon a mortgaged estate by paying to the mortgagee his principal, interest, and expenses or costs.10.
In theology, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law, by obedience and suffering in the place of the sinner, or by doing and suffering that which is accepted in lieu of the sinner's obedience.Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. Gal. 3. Titus 2.
11.
In commerce, to purchase or pay the value in specie, of any promissory note, bill or other evidence of debt, given by the state, by a company or corporation, or by an individual. The credit of a state, a banking company or individuals, is good when they can redeem all their stock, notes or bills, at par.To redeem time, is to use more diligence in the improvement of it; to be diligent and active in duty and preparation. Eph. 5.
Definition 2024
redeem
redeem
English
Verb
redeem (third-person singular simple present redeems, present participle redeeming, simple past and past participle redeemed)
- (transitive) To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
- (transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom.
- (transitive) To set free by force.
- (transitive) To save, rescue
- (transitive) To clear, release from debt or blame
- (transitive) To expiate, atone (for ...)
- (finance, transitive) To convert (some bond or security) into cash
- (transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
- (transitive) To repair, restore
- (transitive) To reform, change (for the better)
- (transitive) To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
- (archaic, transitive) To reclaim
Synonyms
- (recover ownership) buy back, repurchase
Antonyms
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Translations
to recover ownership of something by paying a sum
to liberate by payment of ransom
to set free by force
to save, rescue, recover
to clear, release from debt or blame
to expiate, atone for
to convert into cash
to repair, restore
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to change for the better, reform
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to save from a state of sin
to restore the reputation, honour of ...
to reclaim — see reclaim