redeem.
To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
Meaning & usage
To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
To liberate by payment of a ransom.
To set free by force.
To save, rescue.
To clear, release from debt or blame.
To expiate, atone (for).
To convert (some bond or security) into cash.
To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
To repair, restore.
To reform, change (for the better).
To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
To reclaim.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin red- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin redimōbor. Old French redimerbor. Middle English redemen English redeem From Middle English redemen, modified from Old French redimer, from Latin redimō (“release; obviate; atone for”), itself from red- (“back; again”) + emō (“buy; gain, take, procure”).
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