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Webster 1913 Edition
Redouble
Re-dou′ble
(r?-d?b′’l)
, Verb.
T.
To double again or repeatedly; to increase by continued or repeated additions; to augment greatly; to multiply.
So they
Doubly
Doubly
redoubled
strokes upon the foe. Shakespeare
Noun.
Re-dou′ble
,Verb.
I.
To become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be multiplied; to be greatly augmented;
as, the noise
. redoubles
Webster 1828 Edition
Redouble
REDOUBLE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To repeat in return.2.
To repeat often; as, to redouble blows.3.
To increase by repeated or continued additions.And AEtna rages with redoubl'd heat.
REDOUBLE
,Verb.
I.
The argument redoubles upon us.
Definition 2024
redouble
redouble
See also: redoublé
English
Verb
redouble (third-person singular simple present redoubles, present participle redoubling, simple past and past participle redoubled)
- (transitive) To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.
- Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.
- 1846, Herman Melville, Typee, ch. 10:
- Every item of intelligence appeared to redouble the astonishment of the islanders, and they gazed at us with inquiring looks.
- 1903, "Plunder Hidden in Graves," New York Times, 21 Oct., p. 16:
- The police redoubled their efforts to capture the thieves.
- (bridge, backgammon) To double an opponent's doubling bid.
- (intransitive) To become twice as big.
Noun
redouble (plural redoubles)
- (bridge) An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.dubl/
Verb
redouble
- first-person singular present indicative of redoubler
- third-person singular present indicative of redoubler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of redoubler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of redoubler
- second-person singular imperative of redoubler