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redeemverb to do what is required by the terms ofthe Little League coach redeemed his promise to take the players out for ice cream if they improved their fielding over the season answer, complete, comply (with), fill, fulfill(or fulfil), keep, meet, satisfy conclude, consummate, finalize, finish, perfectaccomplish, achieve, bring about, bring off, carry out, effectcommit, compass, discharge, execute, follow through (with), make, perform abide by, make good(or make good on) breach, break, transgress, violate default (on)disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight to free from captivity or punishment by paying a pricethe government has consistently refused to redeem hostages captured by terrorists ransom baildeliver, rescue, saveemancipate, liberateget back, recover, regain, retrievereleasebuysalvage to free from the penalties or consequences of sinthe belief that sinners are redeemed by their faith in God deliver, save reclaim, reformforgive, pardon, remit, shrivebless, hallowconsecrate, purify, sanctify to make better in behavior or characterthe unfaithful husband made a determined effort to redeem himself in the eyes of his wife and children habilitate, reclaim, reform, regenerate, rehabilitate reeducateamend, improve, refinecleanse, purify, restore abase, canker, corrupt, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, lower, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, warp to make up for (an offense)quickly redeemed the offending remark with a sincere and unconditional apology atone (for), expiate, mend compensate, recompense, reimburse, remunerate, repayamend, correct, rectify, redresspropitiate make amends for, make good for rescue, deliver, redeem, ransom, reclaim, save mean to set free from confinement or danger.rescue implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action.rescued the crew of a sinking ship deliver implies release usually of a person from confinement, temptation, slavery, or suffering.delivered his people from bondage redeem implies releasing from bondage or penalties by giving what is demanded or necessary.job training designed to redeem school dropouts from chronic unemployment ransom specifically applies to buying out of captivity.tried to ransom the kidnap victim reclaim suggests a bringing back to a former state or condition of someone or something abandoned or debased.reclaimed long-abandoned farms save may replace any of the foregoing terms; it may further imply a preserving or maintaining for usefulness or continued existence.an operation that saved my life in the 15th century |