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redound

[ ri-dound ] [ rɪˈdaʊnd ] Show IPA Phonetic Respelling

verb

to have a good or bad effect or result

Why Dictionary.com chose redound

More about redound

  • First recorded between 1350–1400.
  • From Latin redundāre, meaning “to overflow;” related to redundant.

EXAMPLES OF REDOUND

  • A failure to act now could redound to future crises that are far more difficult to manage.
  • The artist’s bold choices redounded to a show that everyone’s still talking about.
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ilk

[ ilk ] [ ɪlk ] Show IPA Phonetic Respelling

noun

family, class, or kind

Why Dictionary.com chose ilk

More about ilk

  • From Old English (450–1150) ilca, meaning “the same.”
  • Related to the word like, as in “boxes, bins, and the like.”

EXAMPLES OF ILK

  • The forest echoed with the baying of beagles, foxhounds, and their ilk.
  • I am hesitant to trust tabloid journalists and their ilk.
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citify

[ sit-i-fahy ] [ ˈsɪt ɪˌfaɪ ] Show IPA Phonetic Respelling

verb

to make into a city or urbanize

Why Dictionary.com chose citify

More about citify

  • First recorded in 1860–65.
  • Combines city + -fy.

EXAMPLES OF CITIFY

  • The government launched a program to citify former industrial zones.
  • The highway project would inevitably citify nearby farmland.
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