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redouble

[ ree-duhb-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, re·dou·bled, re·dou·bling.
  1. to double; make twice as great:

    If you hope to win that client, you'll have to redouble your efforts to impress her.

  2. to echo or reecho.
  3. Bridge. to double the double of (an opponent).
  4. to go back over:

    I redoubled my footsteps, trying to find my lost earring.

  5. Archaic. to repeat.


verb (used without object)

, re·dou·bled, re·dou·bling.
  1. to be doubled; become twice as great.
  2. to be echoed; resound.
  3. Bridge. to double the double of an opponent.

noun

  1. Bridge. the act of doubling one's opponent's double.
  2. Fencing. an attack in a line other than that of the previous attack, made after the failure of the opponent to follow their parry of the previous attack with a riposte.

redouble

/ rɪˈdʌbəl /

verb

  1. to make or become much greater in intensity, number, etc

    to redouble one's efforts

  2. to send back (sounds) or (of sounds) to be sent back; echo or re-echo
  3. bridge to double (an opponent's double)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of redoubling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • re·doubler noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of redouble1

From the Middle French word redoubler, dating back to 1470–80. See re-, double
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Example Sentences

“Now really is the time for the basin states and tribes to redouble their work toward a consensus alternative.”

And for those who fear Trump, any sign he may have sway over powerful institutions only redoubles concern, Mercieca said.

Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah set off furious grief or grim satisfaction, redoubling fears of a widening regional war.

But in recent years, amid mounting alarm over its plummeting fertility rates, South Korea has been redoubling its decades-long efforts — such as ethnic identity-building campaigns and employment programs — to bring them back.

Meanwhile, top Washington state Congressional Democrats have called on Boeing and the union to "redouble... efforts to reach a mutually beneficial resolution."

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