re·deem (r -d m )tr.v. re·deemed, re·deem·ing, re·deems 1. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum. 2. To pay off (a promissory note, for example). 3. To turn in (coupons, for example) and receive something in exchange. 4. To fulfill (a pledge, for example). 5. To convert into cash: redeem stocks. 6. To set free; rescue or ransom. 7. To save from a state of sinfulness and its consequences. See Synonyms at save1. 8. To make up for: The low price of the clothes dryer redeems its lack of special features. 9. To restore the honor, worth, or reputation of: You botched the last job but can redeem yourself on this one. [Middle English redemen, from Old French redimer, from Latin redimere : re-, red-, re- + emere, to buy; see em- in Indo-European roots.] re·deem a·ble adj. |
redeem [rɪˈdiːm]
vb (tr)
1. to recover possession or ownership of by payment of a price or service; regain
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to convert (bonds, shares, etc.) into cash
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to pay off (a promissory note, loan, etc.)
4. (Business / Commerce) to recover (something pledged, mortgaged, or pawned)
5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to convert (paper money) into bullion or specie
6. to fulfil (a promise, pledge, etc.)
7. (Business / Commerce) to exchange (trading stamps, coupons, etc.) for goods
8. to reinstate in someone's estimation or good opinion; restore to favour he redeemed himself by his altruistic action
9. to make amends for
10. to recover from captivity, esp by a money payment
11. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity (of Christ as Saviour) to free (mankind) from sin by his death on the Cross
[from Old French redimer, from Latin redimere to buy back, from red- re- + emere to buy]
redeemer n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | redeem - save from sins organized religion, religion, faith - an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" |
| 2. | redeem - restore the honor or worth of reestablish, reinstate, restore - bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" | |
| 3. | redeem - to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" | |
| 4. | redeem - exchange or buy back for money; under threat crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" | |
| 5. | redeem - pay off (loans or promissory notes) pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" | |
| 6. | redeem - convert into cash; of commercial papers |
redeem
verb
1. reinstate, vindicate, absolve, free from blame, remove the guilt from, restore to favour, rehabilitate He had realized the mistake he had made and wanted to redeem himself.
2. make up for, offset, make good, compensate for, outweigh, redress, atone for, make amends for, defray Work is the way people seek to redeem their sins.
3. pay off, clear, square, honour, discharge, pay back The amount required to redeem the mortgage was £358,587.
4. trade in, cash (in), exchange, convert, turn in, change The voucher will be redeemed for one toy.
5. buy back, recover, regain, retrieve, reclaim, win back, repossess, repurchase, recover possession of the date upon which you plan to redeem the item
Translations
redeem [rɪˈdiːm] VT (Rel) [+ sinner] → redimir; (= buy back) [+ pawned goods] → desempeñar (Fin) [+ debt, mortgage] → amortizar; (= fulfil) [+ promise, obligation] → cumplir; (= compensate for) [+ fault] → expiar
to redeem o.s → redimirse
to redeem o.s → redimirse
redeem [rɪˈdiːm] vt
(= save) → racheter, sauver
a terrible play, redeemed only by a few good jokes → une très mauvaise pièce, uniquement sauvée par quelques bons mots, une très mauvaise pièce, uniquement rachetée par quelques bons mots
a terrible play, redeemed only by a few good jokes → une très mauvaise pièce, uniquement sauvée par quelques bons mots, une très mauvaise pièce, uniquement rachetée par quelques bons mots
[+ loan, debt, mortgage] → rembourser
(from pawnbroker) [+ possessions] → dégager
[+ voucher] → échanger
(RELIGION) → racheter
redeem
vt pawned object, trading stamps, coupons, bill etc → einlösen (for gegen); promise, obligation → einhalten, erfüllen; (Fin) debt → abzahlen, löschen; mortgage → tilgen, abzahlen; shares → verkaufen; (US) banknote → wechseln (→ for in +acc); one’s honour, situation → retten; (Rel) sinner → erlösen; (= compensate for) failing, fault → wettmachen, ausgleichen; to redeem oneself → sich reinwaschen; to redeem somebody from sin → jdn von seinen Sünden reinwaschen or erlösen
redeem [rɪˈdiːm] vt (Rel) (sinner) → redimere; (buy back, pawned goods) → disimpegnare, riscattare (Fin) (debt, mortgage) → estinguere, ammortare; (fulfil, promise) → mantenere; (obligation) → adempiere a; (compensate for, fault) → compensare
to redeem o.s. → farsi perdonare
redeem [rɪˈdiːm] vt (Rel) (sinner) → redimere; (buy back, pawned goods) → disimpegnare, riscattare (Fin) (debt, mortgage) → estinguere, ammortare; (fulfil, promise) → mantenere; (obligation) → adempiere a; (compensate for, fault) → compensare
to redeem o.s. → farsi perdonare
to redeem o.s. → farsi perdonare
redeem [rɪˈdiːm] vt (Rel) (sinner) → redimere; (buy back, pawned goods) → disimpegnare, riscattare (Fin) (debt, mortgage) → estinguere, ammortare; (fulfil, promise) → mantenere; (obligation) → adempiere a; (compensate for, fault) → compensare
to redeem o.s. → farsi perdonare
v redeem [rəˈdiːm]
1 to buy back (something that has been pawned) I'm going to redeem my gold watch. afkoop يَشْتَري، يَسْتَرِدُّ شَيْئا مرهونا откупвам vyplatit indløse einlösen εξαγοράζω, παίρνω πίσω desempeñar, rescatar välja ostma باز خریدن lunastaa dégager לְהָשִיג מְחָדַש עַל יְדֵי תַּשׁלוּם वापस खरीद लेना otkupiti založeno kivált menebus kaupa aftur, leysa úr veðböndum riscattare 買い戻す 환불하다 išpirkti izpirkt membeli semula inlossen kjøpe tilbake, innløse wykupić resgatar a recupera de la amanet выкупать vyplatiť nazaj kupiti povratiti lösa ut, köpa tillbaka ซื้อคืน rehinden/ipotekten kurtarmak 贖回 викупляти پھر سے خرید لینا mua lại 赎回
2 to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin. verlos يَفْدي освобождавам vykoupit løskøbe; frelse freikaufen, erlösen απελευθερώνω όμηρο με την καταβολή λύτρων rescatar; redimir lunastama با پرداخت پول کسی را آزاد کردن lunastaa racheter לִגאוֹל भुगतान करके मुक्त कराना osloboditi duga megvált menebus leysa út, fá lausan redimere, liberare 罪から救う (몸값을 내고) …에서 구해내다 išpirkti, išganyti izpirkt; atpestīt membebaskan vrijkopen, verlossen befri, frikjøpe wykupić, zbawić redimir a mântui выкупить;искупить vykúpiť odkupiti; odrešiti platiti otkup friköpa, frälsa ชดใช้ fidye ödeyerek kurtarmak; günahtan arıtmak 贖罪 спокутувати гріхи اداءیگی کرکے چھڑا لینا chuộc; cứu thế 赎罪
3 to compensate for or cancel out the faults of His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes. aansien herstel يَفْتَدي، يُحَرِّر компенсирам zachránit, spasit rehabilitere; opveje wettmachen εξιλεώνω redimir, expiar heastama جبران کردن pelastaa racheter לְכָפֵר किसी दोष की भरपाई करना iskupiti felment; jóvá tesz menebus bæta upp recuperare, riscattare 償う (결점 등을 kompensuoti, atpirkti atgūt (labo slavu u.tml.) menyucikan dosa aanvaardbaar maken oppveie, gjøre godt igjen (s)kompensować redimir a reabilita искупить; компенсировать zachrániť, spasiť odkupiti (se) iskupiti uppväga, kompensera กู้ชื่อเสียง suçunu unutturmak 彌補或抵消過錯 компенсувати تلافی کرنا đền bù 弥补，补偿
n Reˈdeemer
(often withthe) Jesus Christ. Verlosser المُخَلِّص спасител Vykupitel Frelseren der Erlöser ο Σωτήρας Redentor Lunastaja ناجی؛ نجات دهنده vapahtaja Rédempteur יְשוּ मुक्तिदाता, ईसा मसीह Iskupitelj a Megváltó Sang Penebus frelsarinn, endurlausnarinn Redentore イエス・キリスト 예수 그리스도 Atpirkėjas, Išganytojas Pestītājs Penebus dosa, Tuhan Jesus Verlosser frelser Zbawiciel redemptor Mântuitorul Спаситель, Искупитель vykupiteľ Odrešenik Isus Frälsaren พระเยซูคริสต์ Hz.İsa 救世主耶穌 Спаситель حضرت عیسیٰ Chúa Cứu Thế 救世主（耶稣）
n redemption [rəˈdempʃən]
the redemption of man by Christ. verlossing افْتِداء изкупление spása frelse die Erlösung σωτηρία redención lunastus زستگاری؛ نجات pelastus rédemption גְאוּלָה ईसा के माध्यम से मानव को मुक्ति spasenje megváltás (kárhozattól) penebusan frelsun, endurlausn redenzione 救い 구원 išganymas izpirkšana; pestīšana penyucian dosa verlossing frelse zbawienie redenção mântuire искупление spása odrešenje iskupljenje frälsning การไถ่ถอน kurtarma 耶穌救贖 визволення; рятунок کفارہ sự chuộc lại; sự cứu thế 赎身
past/beyond redemption
too bad to be redeemed or improved. reddeloos verlore لا يُمْكِن إسْتِرْجاعُه непоправим nenapravitelný håbløst fortabt; ikke til at redde rettungslos (verloren) ανεπανόρθωτος, που δεν έχει σωτηρία irremediable lootusetult hukas غیرقابل نجات یا بهبود hukassa irrémédiable, irrécupérable אָבוּד इतना खराब कि सुधारा नहीं जा सके nepopravljiv jóvátehetetlen terlalu buruk óforbetranlegur irredimibile, incorreggibile 救いがたい 구제하기 어려운 nepataisomas neglābjams; nelabojams tidak boleh disucikan reddeloos verloren håpløst fortapt nie do odratowania perdido iremediabil pierdut без надежды на спасение/исправление nenapraviteľný nepopravljiv van iskupljenja hopplöst förlorad, bortom frälsning การไถ่โทษ kurtarılamayacak kadar kötü 無可補救的，無可救藥的 без надії на виправлення تلافی سے پرے vô phương cứu vãn 无可补救的
redeeming feature
a good quality that somewhat makes up for the bad qualities in a person or thing. kompenserende kenmerk صِفَةُ مُعَوِّضَه компенсиращо качество vše vyvažující hodnota forsonende træk; forsonende forhold ausgleichendes Moment θετικό χαρακτηριστικό που αντισταθμίζει τα σφάλματα κπ. cualidad que salva a alguien o a algo, punto favorable tasakaalustav tegur ویژگی ارزشمند korvaava piirre qualité qui rachète les défauts תְּכוּנָה מְצִילָה सुंदर गुण pozitivna crta, nešto u prilog ellensúlyozó tényező sifat baik kostur sem bætir galla að einhverju leyti upp (qualità positiva) 埋め合わせ 다른 결점을 보충할 만한 장점 teigiama savybė [] labā īpašība masa depan yang suci goede eigenschap forsonende trekk cecha wyrównująca wady qualidade compensatória calitate care compensează defectele (одно) положительное качество vyvažujúci všetky nedostatky dobra lastnost (s katero se odkupiš za slabo) nadoknađujuća crta försonande drag การชดใช้ ไถ่โทษ iyi yön 彌補缺點的長處 компенсуюча риса کسی برے شخص یا چیز میں کوءی خوبی tính tốt 长处
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