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  1. 1. v. t. To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by force of the mortgage. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To regain by performing the obligation or condition stated; to discharge the obligation mentioned in, as a promissory note, bond, or other evidence of debt; as, to redeem bank notes with coin. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To ransom, liberate, or rescue from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying a price or ransom; to ransom; to rescue; to recover; as, to redeem a captive, a pledge, and the like. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem one's promises. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To pay the penalty of; to make amends for; to serve as an equivalent or offset for; to atone for; to compensate; as, to redeem an error. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. save from sins Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. restore the honor or worth of Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. exchange or buy back for money; under threat Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. pay off (loans or promissory notes) Source: wordnet

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