to redeem
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6.1
- verb
- /rɪˈdim/
:
reparar (la reputación)
- After his poor performance in the first round, he was determined to redeem himself in the next match.
- redeeming qualities
- a redeeming feature
- redeeming value
Him, you know, trying to redeem his father and and solve that crime.
- Him, you know, trying to redeem his father and and solve that crime.
- They want to, you know, restore the world to justice, redeem that world, order the chaos, right?
- Therefore, the arts have a fundamental function in redeeming the sanctity of every single human being.
- So the enemies is what he is working on and he's been trying to redeem his life through that.
- That will then redeem this period of doing many things that I dislike doing.
- I mean, this is so gross that the United States right now, we're in a phase where we're trying to redeem ourselves because of Trumpism.
- Aristotle thinks that there are certain emotional states that simply are not good, and they cannot be somehow redeemed, made good.
- So he's he's a bad guy, but on his deathbed, he recognizes the truth and that's sufficient to redeem him.
- But the two years were redeemed by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, which truly I think it's one of the best museums in the country.
- And I think that idea, the trans people that's have their their, their suffering is redeeming them.
- So it's great to be here and redeem this, this mausoleum of Harvardiana with some fucking poetry.
Examples
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The conduct of the militia has, on this occasion, gone far towards redeeming the character of the nation.
Academic text (2009) -
But I'm gonna give you a chance to redeem yourself.
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Like, let me redeem myself just for an hour straight.
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Guys, I need to redeem myself!
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General, allow me to redeem myself in your eyes.
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Everyone deserves a chance, an opportunity to redeem themselves.
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"Sire, my wish is to redeem the honor of that house."
Fiction book (2001) -
Just when I was ready to give up on him, he'd redeem himself.
Fiction book (1999) -
Whatever the case, in this place with its dark corners and endless possibilities, the pig felt sure he would find a way to redeem himself.
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I can understand your desire to redeem your reputation, Dr. Weir, but it doesn't factor into this.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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6.6
To give someone back their job or position after they were dismissed
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8.1
To remove blame or suspicion so someone looks trusted again
To improve how people think about someone after a mistake
Antonyms
How Restored
Surface Forms
Etymology
Redeem comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and emere 'to buy', so it literally meant 'to buy back'. By extension, to redeem your reputation is to 'buy back' a good name through actions that restore your honour.