redouble

Definition of Redouble in English :

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Verb

1. redouble

double in magnitude, extent, or intensity

Example Sentences:
'The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio'

2. redouble

double again

Example Sentences:
'The noise doubled and redoubled'

3. redouble

make twice as great or intense

Example Sentences:
'The screaming redoubled'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Redouble

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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

4.

the act of redoubling

Redouble

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verb transitiveWord forms: reˈdoubled or reˈdoubling

1.

a.

to make twice as much or twice as great

b.

to make much greater; intensify

redouble your efforts

2.

to make echo or reecho

3.

to refold; double back

4. Archaic

to repeat

verb intransitive

5.

to become twice as great or twice as much

6.

to reecho

7.

to turn backward, as on one's tracks

8. Bridge

to further increase the point value or penalty of a bid which an opponent has doubled

noun

9. Bridge

a redoubling

Redouble

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v. re·dou·bled, re·dou·bling, re·dou·bles

v.tr.

1. To double.

2. To repeat.

3. Games To double the doubling bid of (an opponent) in bridge.

v.intr.

1. To become twice as great.

2. Games To double a double in bridge.

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