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redouble
[ree-duhb-uhl]
verb (used with object)
to double; make twice as great.
If you hope to win that client, you'll have to redouble your efforts to impress her.
to echo or reecho.
Bridge.to double the double of (an opponent).
to go back over.
I redoubled my footsteps, trying to find my lost earring.
Archaic.to repeat.
verb (used without object)
to be doubled; become twice as great.
to be echoed; resound.
Bridge.to double the double of an opponent.
noun
Bridge.the act of doubling one's opponent's double.
Fencing.an attack in a line other than that of the previous attack, made after the failure of the opponent to follow their parry of the previous attack with a riposte.
redouble
/ ɪˈʌə /
verb
to make or become much greater in intensity, number, etc
to redouble one's efforts
to send back (sounds) or (of sounds) to be sent back; echo or re-echo
bridge to double (an opponent's double)
noun
the act of redoubling
Other 51Թ Forms
- redoubler noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
What if – on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula - the Houthis in Yemen redouble their efforts to attack shipping in the Red Sea?
The killing of civilians who came looking for food aid will redouble criticism of the controversial new system of distributing aid in Gaza.
This week, Sir Keir Starmer and his ministers redoubled their efforts to win over Labour MPs minded to join what could be the biggest rebellion yet against his government.
She added "all countries must redouble efforts to put their own houses in order" in response to the uncertainty.
Ms Mottley added that it was vital to redouble efforts to "invest in Caribbean agricultural production and light manufacturing".
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