Rescue - Bail Out - Redeem
These words all mean to prevent sb/sth from dying, losing sth, being harmed or embarrassed.
Save to prevent sb/sth from dying, being harmed or destroyed or losing sth: Doctors were unable to save him. | A campaign to save the panda from extinction.
Rescue to save sb/sth from a dangerous or harmful situation: They were rescued by a passing cruise ship.
Bail sb out to rescue sb/sth from a difficult situation, especially by providing money: Don’t expect me to bail you out if it all goes wrong.
Redeem (formal, religion) to save sb from the power of evil: He was a sinner, redeemed by the grace of God. Remember that redeem is also used in non-religious language in the phrase redeem a situation, which means to prevent a situation from being as bad as it might be.
PATTERNS
*to save/rescue/redeem sb/sth from sth
*to save/rescue/redeem a situation
*to save/redeem sinners/mankind
*to rescue sb/bail sb out financially
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