Ransom: alternatives and connections

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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A rib; a side; a region or coast.

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The act of defraying; payment; as, the defrayal of necessary costs.

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Payment of charges.

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The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain.

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To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; they interchanged friendly…

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The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.

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The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.

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The act retrieving.

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To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.