Antonyms for redeem
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-deem |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈdim |
Definition of redeem
Origin :- early 15c., "buy back, ransom," from Middle French redemer "buy back," from Latin redimere (see redemption). Theological sense of "deliver from sin and spiritual death" is from c.1500. Meaning "make amends for" is from 1520s. Sense of "make good" (a promise, obligation, etc.) is from 1840. Related: Redeemed; redeeming.
- verb recover possession
- verb free; buy the freedom of
- verb atone for; compensate
- And by our dreams and labors we will redeem the promise of America in the 21st century.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- But as to doing what he wills with a word—see what it cost him to redeem the world!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Is it possible to do nothing to redeem these poor people, father, from captivity?
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Offices which are but pledges that we are expected to redeem.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- I reject the monstrous theory that while a man may redeem the past, a woman never can.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- It's little enough I am concerned to redeem the past save only in your eyes.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- He could think of no way in which to redeem his pledged word.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- Rams, said he, were every-day fare; they could redeem no promise.
- Extract from : « Tales From Two Hemispheres » by Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen
- You are going to try and redeem the rich, or, at least, to show them the way of redemption.
- Extract from : « The Missionary » by George Griffith
- I came to you to redeem the promise, and you laughed in my face.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
Synonyms for redeem
- abide by
- absolve
- acquit
- adhere to
- balance
- buy back
- buy off
- call in
- carry out
- cash
- cash in
- change
- compensate
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- countervail
- cover
- defray
- deliver
- discharge
- disenthrall
- disimprison
- emancipate
- exchange
- extricate
- fulfill
- get back
- hold to
- keep
- keep the faith
- liberate
- loose
- make amends
- make good
- make up for
- manumit
- meet
- offset
- outweigh
- pay off
- pay ransom
- perform
- purchase
- ransom
- recapture
- reclaim
- recoup
- redress
- regain
- rehabilitate
- reinstate
- release
- repay
- replevin
- replevy
- repossess
- repurchase
- rescue
- restore
- retrieve
- satisfy
- save
- set free
- set off
- settle
- take in
- trade in
- unbind
- unchain
- unfetter
- win back
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