verb

• (transitive) To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
• (transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom.
• (transitive) To set free by force.
• (transitive) To save, rescue
• (transitive) To clear, release from debt or blame
• (transitive) To expiate, atone (for)
• (transitive, finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash
• (transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
• (transitive) To repair, restore
• (transitive) To reform, change (for the better)
• (transitive) To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
• (transitive, archaic) To reclaim