to compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something)
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Google Gemini AI
Sep 4
Meaning of "redeem":
- To liberate or set free, especially from slavery, imprisonment, or debt. - To pay off (a mortgage, loan, or debt). - To fulfill or make good on (a promise or obligation). - To save or rescue from danger or harm. - To gain back or recover (something lost or forfeited). - To improve or restore (a person or thing) to a better state. - To purchase something that was previously pawned or forfeited. - In religion, to free (someone) from sin or its consequences through the sacrifice of Christ.
Examples:
- The prisoners were redeemed from their captors. - He redeemed his mortgage by making the final payment. - I was redeemed from my addiction by the help of my therapist. - The soldiers redeemed the town from the enemy's occupation. - The athlete redeemed himself by winning back the championship. - The pastor redeemed the congregation from their spiritual despair. - The pawnbroker redeemed the diamond necklace.