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- pronunciation:
- rih
dim
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
redeems, redeeming, redeemed |
| definition 1: |
to pay off (a debt).
His inheritance helped him redeem his debts.- synonyms:
- discharge, pay off, repay
- similar words:
- fulfill, liquidate, offset, repair, requite, satisfy
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| definition 2: |
to recover (property or the like) by paying off a debt.
As soon as he got his first paycheck, he redeemed his guitar at the pawn shop.- synonyms:
- recover, retrieve
- antonyms:
- pawn
- similar words:
- repair
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| definition 3: |
to convert (a coupon or securities) into cash or goods.
I redeemed my coupon for a free pizza.- synonyms:
- exchange
- similar words:
- cash, collect on, liquidate
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| definition 4: |
to balance or make up for.
Her husband's stodginess was redeemed by his good humor.She made a stupid remark as they were sitting down, but she redeemed herself during dinner.- synonyms:
- atone for, offset
- similar words:
- alleviate, balance, compensate, defray, redress
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| definition 5: |
to buy or obtain the freedom or release of, as by ransom.
- synonyms:
- ransom
- similar words:
- deliver, free, liberate
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| definition 6: |
to restore the honor, worth, or reputation of.
Once hated, his successful reforms redeemed him in the eyes of the people.- antonyms:
- disgrace, ruin
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| definition 7: |
to save or deliver from sin or divine retribution.
- synonyms:
- absolve, save
- similar words:
- deliver, reform, rescue
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| related words: |
help, justify, purify, recover, recuperate, regenerate, retire, retrieve, salvage, spare |
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