redeem

verb

Etymology: From Middle English redemen, modified from Old French redimer, from Latin redimō (“release; obviate; atone for”), itself from red- (“back; again”) + emō (“buy; gain, take, procure”).

1. To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
2. To liberate by payment of a ransom.
3. 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.”

   “Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments ...”

4. To save, rescue.
5. To clear, release from debt or blame.
6. To expiate, atone (for).
7. To convert (some bond or security) into cash.
8. To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
9. To repair, restore.
10. To reform, change (for the better).
11. To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
12. To reclaim.