Definitions for redouble
riˈdʌb əlre·dou·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. redoubleverb

   double in magnitude, extent, or intensity

   "The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio"

2. redoubleverb

   double again

   "The noise doubled and redoubled"

3. redoubleverb

   make twice as great or intense

   "The screaming redoubled"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. redoubleverb

   To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.

2. redoubleverb

   To double an opponent's doubling bid.

3. redoubleverb

   To become twice as big.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Redoubleverb

   Etymology: redoubler, Fr. re and double.

   1. To repeat often.

   So ended she; and all the rest around
   To her redoubled that her undersong. Edmund Spenser.

   They were
   As cannons overcharg’d with double cracks,
   So they redoubled strokes upon the foe. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   2. To encrease by addition of the same quantity over and over.

   Mimas and Parnassus sweat,
   And Ætna rages with redoubled heat. Addison.

2. To Redoubleverb

   To become twice as much.

   If we consider, that our whole eternity is to take its colour from those hours which we here employ in virtue or vice, the argument redoubles upon us, for putting in practice this method of passing away our time. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

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1. redouble

   Redouble generally refers to the action of making something twice as great in size, amount, number, or intensity. It can also imply doubling one's efforts or endeavors in response to a challenging situation. In the context of the card game bridge, redouble is a call increasing the point value of contract that an opponent has doubled.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Redoubleverb

   to double again or repeatedly; to increase by continued or repeated additions; to augment greatly; to multiply

2. Redoubleverb

   to become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be multiplied; to be greatly augmented; as, the noise redoubles

3. Etymology: [Pref. re- + double: cf. F. redoubler. Cf. Reduplicate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Redouble

   rē-dub′l, v.t. to double again or repeatedly: to increase greatly: to multiply.—v.i. to become greatly increased: to become twice as much.

Matched Categories

1. • Double
   • Intensify

How to pronounce redouble?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say redouble in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of redouble in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of redouble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of redouble in a Sentence

1. Bill McKibben:

   Since pace is the crucial question now, activists must redouble our efforts to weaken that industry.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   We've got to continue in many respects to redouble our efforts at the mitigation of physical separation in order to keep those numbers down.

3. Jo Seung-jin:

   I will redouble efforts for technological development to produce more good products that will be loved by customers around the world.

4. Michael Kramer:

   There is no evidence in this study that there is anything at all normal about shorter gestation for black women for instance, quite the contrary, these findings of very large racial and ethnic disparities should cause us to redouble our efforts to understand not only the biological but also the behavioral and social determinants of racial differences in health.

5. Alejandro Mayorkas:

   To see the insurrection, the horrific acts of January 6, were not only personally devastating, but created in me a commitment to redouble our efforts, to fight hate and to fight one of the greatest threats that we face currently on our homeland, which is the threat of domestic terrorism.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=redouble
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Redouble
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=redouble
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redouble
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=redouble