redimō — meaning in English
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Senses
redimō is used for these senses in English:
- buy back To purchase (something already sold, misplaced, destroyed, or given away).
- ransom To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
- repurchase To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.
ransom — full definition
- noun Money demanded or paid to free a hostage or captured person.
- verb To pay money to free someone held captive.
redeem — full definition
- verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
- verb To make up for a fault or bad situation, or to restore someone's good reputation.
- verb In religious use, to save someone from sin or wrongdoing.
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