redouble
[ ree-duhb-uhl ]
/ riˈdʌb əl /
verb (used with object), re·dou·bled, re·dou·bling.
verb (used without object), re·dou·bled, re·dou·bling.
noun
Bridge. the act of doubling one's opponent's double.
Fencing. an attack in a line other than that of the previous attack, made after the failure of the opponent to follow his or her parry of the previous attack with a riposte.
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OTHER WORDS FROM redouble
re·dou·bler, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH redouble
redouble , reduplicateWords nearby redouble
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redouble
/ (rɪˈdʌbəl) /
verb
to make or become much greater in intensity, number, etcto redouble one's efforts
to send back (sounds) or (of sounds) to be sent back; echo or re-echo
bridge to double (an opponent's double)
noun
the act of redoubling
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