redouble

[ ree-duhb-uhl ]

/ riˈdʌb əl /

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verb (used with object), re·dou·bled, re·dou·bling.

to double; make twice as great: to redouble one's efforts.

to echo or reecho.

Bridge. to double the double of (an opponent).

to go back over: to redouble one's footsteps.

Archaic. to repeat.

verb (used without object), re·dou·bled, re·dou·bling.

to be doubled; become twice as great.

to be echoed; resound.

Bridge. to double the double of an opponent.

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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Origin of redouble

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

OTHER WORDS FROM redouble

re·dou·bler, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH redouble

redouble , reduplicate

Words nearby redouble

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How to use redouble in a sentence

NBC was right to clarify its policies and redouble its efforts to make sure they are followed.
Planned Parenthood: Why NBC's Abortion Ad Snafu Matters|Eric Ferrero|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fourth, international efforts in support of a peace process must redouble.
Preventing Genocide In South Sudan|Eric Reeves, John Prendergast|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Now we will redouble our efforts as more Afghans rally to our cause to fight the remaining invaders,” he adds.
Taliban Slams Loya Jirga Bilateral Security Agreement|Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As we stand united with their families, let us now redouble our own efforts to carry their work forward.
Attacks on American Consulate in Libya kill four, including American Ambassador|Justin Green|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

These changes at home initially make him redouble the repression of his family.
Cairo, Revisited: How Naguib Mahfouz Predicted the Future of Egypt|Joel Whitney|July 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
With each step that the Germans draw nearer the mummers redouble their efforts to excite laughter.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various
The other side can again redouble, and so on; but the value of a trick is limited to 100 points.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
My presentiments did not deceive me when I urged the communiers to redouble their self-control and prudence!
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
They are thence interested to enter into the false ideas of the people, and even to redouble the darkness of their minds.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
A bold knock at the front door caused the dog to redouble his efforts, until his master commanded him to be still.
The Shepherd of the Hills|Harold Bell Wright

British Dictionary definitions for redouble

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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