redeem

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb save from sins
  2. verb restore the honor or worth of
  3. verb to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange

Etymology

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

deliver, save

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