Redeem

//ɹɪˈdiːm//

Synonyms for "redeem" (190 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Strong matches (57)

Related words (95)

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Translations

158 translations across 28 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • λυτροω verb (to liberate by payment of ransom)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • изкупвам verb (to expiate, atone for)
  • освобождавам verb (to set free by force)
  • осребрявам verb (to convert into cash)
  • откупвам verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)

Catalan

2 entries
  • bescanviar verb (to convert into cash)
  • redimir verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 赎回 verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)

Czech

4 entries
  • proplatit verb (to convert into cash)
  • vykoupit verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)
  • vykoupit verb (to liberate by payment of ransom)
  • vykoupit verb (to save, rescue, recover)

Danish

4 entries
  • befri verb (to set free by force)
  • frelse verb (to save, rescue, recover)
  • frelse verb (to save from a state of sin)
  • redde verb (to save, rescue, recover)

Dutch

4 entries
  • afbetalen verb (to convert into cash)
  • aflossen verb (to convert into cash)
  • bevrijden verb (to set free by force)
  • genoegdoen verb (to convert into cash)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • elaĉeti verb (to liberate by payment of ransom)
  • elaĉeti verb (to expiate, atone for)

Finnish

4 entries
  • armahtaa verb (to save from a state of sin)
  • korjata verb (to repair, restore)
  • lunastaa verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)
  • lunastaa verb (to convert into cash)

French

4 entries
  • améliorer verb (to change for the better, reform)
  • libérer verb (to set free by force)
  • libérer verb (to clear, release from debt or blame)
  • liquider verb (to convert into cash)

German

4 entries
  • (Ruf) wiederherstellen verb (to restore the reputation, honour of ...)
  • befreien verb (to set free by force)
  • befreien verb (to save, rescue, recover)
  • einlösen verb (to convert into cash)

Greek

2 entries
  • εξαγοράζω verb (to save, rescue, recover)
  • εξαργυρώνω verb (to convert into cash)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • גָּאַל verb (to save from a state of sin)

Irish

4 entries
  • fuascail verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)
  • fuascail verb (to liberate by payment of ransom)
  • fuascail verb (to set free by force)
  • fuascail verb (to convert into cash)

Italian

2 entries
  • redimere verb (to save from a state of sin)
  • riscattare verb (to convert into cash)

Japanese

3 entries
  • あがなう verb (to save from a state of sin)
  • 回復する verb (to restore the reputation, honour of ...)
  • 買い戻す verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)

Kapampangan

1 entries
  • atbus verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)

Latin

2 entries
  • redimō verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)
  • redimō verb (to liberate by payment of ransom)

Manx

3 entries
  • aachionnee verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)
  • feayshil verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)
  • kionnee reesht verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)

Occitan

4 entries
  • desliurar verb (to set free by force)
  • liberar verb (to set free by force)
  • redimir verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)
  • redimir verb (to liberate by payment of ransom)

Polish

4 entries
  • odkupić verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)
  • odkupić verb (to liberate by payment of ransom)
  • odkupić verb (to save from a state of sin)
  • odkupywać verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • libertar verb (to set free by force)
  • redimir verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)
  • redimir verb (to clear, release from debt or blame)
  • redimir verb (to save from a state of sin)

Russian

4 entries
  • вы́купить verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)
  • вы́купить verb (to liberate by payment of ransom)
  • выкупа́ть verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)
  • выкупа́ть verb (to liberate by payment of ransom)

Slovene

1 entries
  • vnovčiti verb (to convert into cash)

Spanish

4 entries
  • canjear verb (to convert into cash)
  • liberar verb (to set free by force)
  • libertar verb (to set free by force)
  • redimir verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)

Swedish

4 entries
  • befria verb (to set free by force)
  • frälsa verb (to save from a state of sin)
  • gottgöra verb (to expiate, atone for)
  • rädda verb (to save, rescue, recover)

Turkish

4 entries
  • aklamak verb (to restore the reputation, honour of ...)
  • arıtmak verb (to save from a state of sin)
  • eski duruma döndürmek verb (to repair, restore)
  • geri almak verb (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • chuộc verb (to save, rescue, recover)
  • cứu chuộc verb (to save, rescue, recover)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

His eyes redeem his face from sternness.

Source: tatoeba (285809)

The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-operation.

Source: tatoeba (411797)

They came to redeem their jewellery.

Source: tatoeba (3686215)

He said to the near kinsman, "Naomi, who has come back out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's. I thought I should tell you, saying, 'Buy it before those who sit here, and before the elders of my people.' If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know. For there is no one to redeem it besides you; and I am after you."

Source: tatoeba (7966810)

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.