Both Uses of
redeem
in
War and Peace
- All his absent-mindedness and inability to enter a room and converse in it was, however, redeemed by his kindly, simple, and modest expression.†
Chpt 1 *
- She was silent, and not only less pretty than at the ball, but only redeemed from plainness by her look of gentle indifference to everything around.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(redeem as in: its main redeeming quality is...) to make up for something bad; or to save