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rétablir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • redeem verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
  • reestablish verb To set something up again after it stopped existing.
  • reinstate verb To restore someone or something to a former position or condition.
  • restore verb To bring something back to its former, usually better, condition.

Senses

rétablir is used for these senses in English:

  • redeem (transitive) To repair, restore.
  • reestablish (transitive) To establish again.
  • reinstate (transitive) To restore to a former position or rank.
  • reinstate (transitive) To bring back into use or existence; resurrect.
  • restore (transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.

redeem — full definition

  1. verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
  2. verb To make up for a fault or bad situation, or to restore someone's good reputation.
  3. verb In religious use, to save someone from sin or wrongdoing.

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