redound

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   contribute

   Everything redounded to my glory.

2. 2
   verb

   return or recoil

   Fame redounds to the heroes.

3. 3
   verb

   have an effect for good or ill

   Your efforts will redound to the general good.

4. 4
   verb

   To contribute to an advantage or disadvantage for someone or something.

   The honour done to our religion ultimately redounds to God, the author of it.

From Anglo-Norman redunder, Middle French redonder, and their source, Latin redundō, from red- + undō (“surge”), from unda (“a wave”).

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