redouble

[ree-duhb-uhl]

verb (used with object)

redoubled, redoubling 

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)

redoubled, redoubling 

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)

noun

1. the act of redoubling

Other Word Forms

• redoubler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of redouble¹

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

Example Sentences

But these psychic wounds didn’t make Candy a cruel or nasty person; he simply absorbed the hurt and redoubled his efforts to be a genial performer.

From Los Angeles Times

"Many victims of theft in the capital just stop cycling - if we want to reduce car trips in London and encourage cycling we have to redouble enforcement against cycle theft."

From BBC

Not only must we reject hate, we must redouble our efforts to combat hatred in all its forms.

From BBC

Speaking about the protests, Kyle said on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg moments like these were "klaxon calls" for those in power to redouble their efforts to address the big concerns people have, including on immigration.

From BBC

Speaking about Saturday's protests, Kyle said moments like these were "klaxon calls" for those in power to redouble their efforts to address the big concerns people have, including on immigration.

From BBC

Related Words

• enhance 
• intensify 
• strengthen