riscattare.
to free from captivity
Meaning & usage
to free from captivity
riscattare lo schiavo
to free (from something oppressive)
riscattare la gente dal controllo dei ricchi
to redeem (to recover ownership)
to redeem (to restore honor)
to redeem (to release from blame)
to compensate for, to offset
Lo stile dei suoi vestiti riscatta la sua povertà di mente.
to annul or fulfill (a contract) by paying the necessary sum of money
riscattare un'ipoteca
to purchase (a property previously leased by a public body)
riscattare un'appartamento
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *reexcaptāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Italian ricattare (“to blackmail”), Catalan and Spanish rescatar (“to rescue”), Portuguese resgatar (“to rescue”).
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