Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - redeem
Redeem
redeem
v.tr. 1 buy back; recover by expenditure of effort or by a stipulated payment. 2 make a single payment to discharge (a regular charge or obligation). 3 convert (tokens or bonds etc.) into goods or cash. 4 (of God or Christ) deliver from sin and damnation. 5 make up for; be a compensating factor in (has one redeeming feature). 6 (foll. by from) save from (a defect). 7 refl. save (oneself) from blame. 8 purchase the freedom of (a person). 9 save (a person's life) by ransom. 10 save or rescue or reclaim. 11 fulfil (a promise). Derivatives redeemable adj. Etymology: ME f. OF redimer or L redimere redempt- (as RE-, emere buy)
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transitive verb Etymology: Middle English redemen, from Anglo-French redemer, modification of Latin redimere, from re-, redre+ emere to take, buy; akin to Lithuanian imti to take Date: 15th century 1. to buy back ; repurchase, to get or win back, to free from what distresses or harms: as, to free from captivity by payment of ransom, to extricate from or help to overcome something detrimental, to release from blame or debt ; clear, to free from the consequences of sin, to change for the better ; reform, repair, restore, 5. to free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby, b. to remove the obligation of by payment , to exchange for something of value , to make good ; fulfill, 6. to atone for ; expiate , b. to offset the bad effect of, to make worthwhile ; retrieve, see: rescue ~able adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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