redeem
verb (used with object)
to make up for; make amends for; offset (some fault, shortcoming, etc.).
had been redeeming
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past perfect progressiveof redeem.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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In the last two years Ralph had been redeeming his former idleness.
From The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor by Margaret Vandercook
