redeem B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɹɪˈdiːm/ See IPA manual Freq #12466 Meanings 1 verb To set free by force. Your Highneſſe needs not doubt but in ſhort time, He will with Tamburlaines deſtruction Redeeme you from this deadly ſeruitude. 2 verb convert into cash 3 verb pay off (loans or promissory notes) 4 verb exchange or buy back for money Thesaurus Synonyms 2 verb · convert into cash realiserealize 3 verb · pay off (loans or... pay off 4 verb · exchange or buy back for money ransom ↔ Opposites abandon Word family Forms redeemableunredeemed Derived forms coredeemmisredeemredeemabilityredeemableredeemablyredeemerredeemlessunredeemunredeemableunredeemablyunredeemed Related forms redemptionredemptionerredemptorredemptoristredemptory 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”). Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # redeem **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈdiːm/ **Frequency rank:** 12466 ## Meanings 1. To set free by force. 2. convert into cash 3. pay off (loans or promissory notes) 4. exchange or buy back for money ## Examples - Your Highneſſe needs not doubt but in ſhort time, He will with Tamburlaines deſtruction Redeeme you from this deadly ſeruitude. ## Antonyms - abandon ## Derived Forms - coredeem - misredeem - redeemability - redeemable - redeemably - redeemer - redeemless - unredeem - unredeemable - unredeemably - unredeemed ## Related Forms - redemption - redemptioner - redemptor - redemptorist - redemptory ## 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”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown