Associations to the word «Redeem»

Wiktionary

REDEEM, verb. (transitive) To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
REDEEM, verb. (transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom.
REDEEM, verb. (transitive) To set free by force.
REDEEM, verb. (transitive) To save, rescue
REDEEM, verb. (transitive) To clear, release from debt or blame
REDEEM, verb. (transitive) To expiate, atone (for ...)
REDEEM, verb. (finance) (transitive) To convert (some bond or security) into cash
REDEEM, verb. (transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
REDEEM, verb. (transitive) To repair, restore
REDEEM, verb. (transitive) To reform, change (for the better)
REDEEM, verb. (transitive) To restore the reputation or honour of oneself or something.
REDEEM, verb. (archaic) (transitive) To reclaim
REDEEM ONESELF, verb. (idiomatic) to resolve, or make up for, one's previous folly.

Dictionary definition

REDEEM, verb. Save from sins.
REDEEM, verb. Restore the honor or worth of.
REDEEM, verb. To turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange.
REDEEM, verb. Exchange or buy back for money; under threat.
REDEEM, verb. Pay off (loans or promissory notes).
REDEEM, verb. Convert into cash; of commercial papers.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky