Both Uses of
redeem
in
Middlemarch
- He had mental exercises, called himself nought laid hold on redemption, and went on in his course of instrumentality.†
Chpt 6 *
- With her usual tendency to over-estimate the good in others, she felt a great outgoing of her heart towards Rosamond, for the generous effort which had redeemed her from suffering, not counting that the effort was a reflex of her own energy.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(redeem as in: its main redeeming quality is...) to make up for something bad; or to save