redeem

Verb

redeem (third-person singular simple present redeems, present participle redeeming, simple past and past participle redeemed)

1. (transitive) To recover ownership of something by buying it back.

   Synonyms:

   buy back, repurchase

2. (transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom.
3. (transitive) To set free by force.
   • Your Highneſſe needs not doubt but in ſhort time,
     He will with Tamburlaines deſtruction
     Redeeme you from this deadly ſeruitude.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
   • Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments ...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 6:6
4. (transitive) To save, rescue.
5. (transitive) To clear, release from debt or blame.
6. (transitive) To expiate, atone (for).
7. (transitive) To convert (some bond or security) into cash.
8. (transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
9. (transitive) To repair, restore.
10. (transitive) To reform, change (for the better).
11. (transitive) To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
12. (archaic, transitive) To reclaim.