redeem /ɹɪˈdiːm/verb 12forms 6 verb12 •To recover ownership of something by buying it back. •To repair, restore. •To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something. •To convert (some bond or security) into cash. •To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences). •To expiate, atone (for). •To liberate by payment of a ransom. •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. — 1587 •To save, rescue. •To clear, release from debt or blame. •To reform, change (for the better). •(no longer used) To reclaim. formsredeemed · redeemedst · redeeming · redeemeth · redeems · redeemest