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Adjective redeeming has 2 senses
  1. redemptive, redeeming, saving - bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love"
    Antonyms: evil, wicked (indirect, via good)
  2. redeeming - compensating for some fault or defect; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor"
    Antonym:     bad (indirect, via good)
,Verb redeem has 4 senses
  1. deliver, redeem, save - save from sins
    Derived forms: noun redemption1, noun Redeemer1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. ransom, redeem - exchange or buy back for money; under threat
    --2 is one way to exchange, change, interchange
    Derived forms: noun redemption3, noun redeemer2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  3. redeem, pay off - pay off (loans or promissory notes)
    --3 is one way to pay
    Derived forms: noun redemption2, noun redeemer2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. redeem - convert into cash; of commercial papers
    --4 is one way to     cash, cash in
    Derived form: noun redeemer2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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