redeem

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To recover ownership of something by buying it back. transitive
  2. To liberate by payment of a ransom. transitive
  3. To set free by force. transitive
    — Your Highneſſe needs not doubt but in ſhort time, He will with Tamburlaines deſtruction Redeeme you from this deadly ſeruitude.
  4. To save, rescue. transitive
  5. To clear, release from debt or blame. transitive
  6. To expiate, atone (for). transitive
  7. To convert (some bond or security) into cash. transitive
  8. To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences). transitive
  9. To repair, restore. transitive
  10. To reform, change (for the better). transitive
  11. To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something. transitive
  12. To reclaim. archaic,transitive

词形变化

redeems present,singular,third-person redeeming participle,present redeemed participle,past redeemed past

词汇关系

反义词
abandon
衍生词
coredeem misredeem redeemability redeemable redeemably redeemer redeemless redeem oneself redeem the time unredeem unredeemable unredeemably unredeemed
相关词
redemption redemptioner redemptor Redemptorist redemptory

词源

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”).
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