- redeem yourself
- to do something good because you have behaved badly, so that people will think you are a good person again
He was anxious to redeem himself after the fight that morning.
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redeem yourself — phrase to do something good because you have behaved badly, so that people will think you are a good person again He was anxious to redeem himself after the fight that morning. Thesaurus: to say or show that you are sorrysynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
redeem — re|deem [rıˈdi:m] v [T] formal ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(improve something)¦ 2 redeem yourself 3¦(get money for something)¦ 4¦(religion)¦ 5 redeem a promise/pledge 6¦(get something back)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: rédimer, from Latin redimere … Dictionary of contemporary English
redeem — [[t]rɪdi͟ːm[/t]] redeems, redeeming, redeemed 1) VERB If you redeem yourself or your reputation, you do something that makes people have a good opinion of you again after you have behaved or performed badly. [V n] He had realized the mistake he… … English dictionary
redeem — verb (T) formal 1 IMPROVE STH to make something less bad: Olivier s performance redeemed what was otherwise a second rate play. | redeeming feature (=the one good thing about someone or something that is unpleasant): a brutal man, whose one… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
redeem — UK [rɪˈdiːm] / US [rɪˈdɪm] verb [transitive] Word forms redeem : present tense I/you/we/they redeem he/she/it redeems present participle redeeming past tense redeemed past participle redeemed 1) to improve something that is not very good by… … English dictionary
redeem — re|deem [ rı dim ] verb transitive ▸ 1 improve something ▸ 2 receive value of shares ▸ 3 use voucher ▸ 4 pay back money ▸ 5 save someone from evil ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to improve something that is not very good by including something that is good: A… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
redeem — [15] The deem is not the same word as deem (which is related to doom). In fact, there never was a true deem in it. It comes from Latin emere ‘take, buy’ (source also of English example, prompt, etc), which when combined with the prefix re ‘again … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
redeem — [rɪˈdiːm] verb [T] 1) to improve something that is not very good by including something that is good A difficult year for the company was redeemed by a successful deal.[/ex] 2) to make someone free from the power of evil, especially in the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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