redeem

  • 11redeem — re|deem [rıˈdi:m] v [T] formal ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(improve something)¦ 2 redeem yourself 3¦(get money for something)¦ 4¦(religion)¦ 5 redeem a promise/pledge 6¦(get something back)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: rédimer, from Latin redimere …

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  • 12redeem — /ri deem /, v.t. 1. to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage. 2. to buy back, as after a tax sale or a mortgage foreclosure. 3. to recover (something pledged or mortgaged) by payment or other satisfaction: to redeem a pawned… …

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  • 13redeem — verb (T) formal 1 IMPROVE STH to make something less bad: Olivier s performance redeemed what was otherwise a second rate play. | redeeming feature (=the one good thing about someone or something that is unpleasant): a brutal man, whose one… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14redeem — UK [rɪˈdiːm] / US [rɪˈdɪm] verb [transitive] Word forms redeem : present tense I/you/we/they redeem he/she/it redeems present participle redeeming past tense redeemed past participle redeemed 1) to improve something that is not very good by… …

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  • 15redeem — re|deem [ rı dim ] verb transitive ▸ 1 improve something ▸ 2 receive value of shares ▸ 3 use voucher ▸ 4 pay back money ▸ 5 save someone from evil ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to improve something that is not very good by including something that is good: A… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16redeem — verb 1) the whimsical artwork redeems the book Syn: save, compensate for the defects of, vindicate 2) he fully redeemed himself in the next race Syn: vindicate, free from blame, absolve 3) you cannot redeem their sins Syn …

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  • 17redeem — /rɪ di:m/ verb 1. to pay off a loan or a debt ● to redeem a mortgage ● to redeem a debt 2. ♦ to redeem a bond to sell a bond for cash 3. to exchange a voucher, coupon or stamp for a gift or a reduction in price …

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  • 18redeem — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English redemen, from Anglo French redemer, modification of Latin redimere, from re , red re + emere to take, buy; akin to Lithuanian imti to take Date: 15th century 1. a. to buy back ; repurchase b. to get or… …

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  • 19redeem — v. (D; tr.) to redeem from * * * [rɪ diːm] (D; tr.) to redeem from …

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  • 20redeem — re•deem [[t]rɪˈdim[/t]] v. t. 1) to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage[/ex] 2) to buy back, as after a tax sale or a mortgage foreclosure 3) to recover (something pledged or mortgaged) by payment or other satisfaction: to… …

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