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odkupywać

//ɔt.kuˈpɘ.vat͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to buy from someone else
  2. 2.
    to buy back, to buy something one previously owned
  3. 3.
    to buy a replacement for something someone has lost
  4. 4.
    to pay for the freedom of, to free by paying a price
  5. 5.
    to redeem, to save (someone) from their sins by one's own sacrifice
  6. 6.
    to make up for, to atone for (one's misdeeds or sins)

Synonyms & related words

Related words (7)

Etymology

From odkupić + -ywać. Sense 5 is a semantic loan from Latin redimō.

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