redeem
(自分の失敗・欠点などを)挽回する、補う、埋め合わせる、to make up for; make amends for; offset (some fault, shortcoming, etc.)
synonyms
- make up for, offset, make good, compensate for, outweigh, redress, atone for, make amends for, defray
一般例文
- redeem an error
- redeem one's honor : 名誉を挽回する
- redeem one's image : イメージを回復する
- redeem someone's trust
英字新聞からの例文
引用元 : New York Times (by HELEN GAO) - The Price of China’s Haphazard Urbanization (2018/01)
... it was, in fact, the latest and most aggressive move in a series of heavy-handed urban policies that attempt to redeem the dire consequences of Beijing’s haphazard urbanization.
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Here is one campaign promise that he “somehow” failed to redeem when the clear and available chance presented itself.