US /riːˈdʌbəl/
verb Freq #62577

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to make twice as great or intense

    The screaming redoubled.

  2. 2
    verb

    to double again

    The noise doubled and redoubled.

  3. 3
    verb

    to double in magnitude, extent, or intensity

    The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio.

  4. 4
    verb

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

    Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.

Etymology

From Middle French redoubler. By surface analysis, re- + double.

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