redouble

verb

re·​dou·​ble (ˌ)rē-ˈdə-bəl How to pronounce redouble (audio)
redoubled; redoubling; redoubles

transitive verb

1
: to make twice as great in size or amount
broadly : intensify, strengthen
2
a
obsolete : to echo back
b
archaic : repeat

intransitive verb

1
: to become redoubled
2
archaic : resound
3
: to double an opponent's double in bridge
redouble noun

Examples of redouble in a Sentence

They redoubled their efforts to finish the work on time. Their efforts to finish the work redoubled as the deadline drew near.
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That phase reached a kind of culmination with the 1992 film Unforgiven, a Western of undeniable artistic achievement that would go on to win the Best Picture Oscar, and the years that followed found Eastwood redoubling his efforts to pursue whatever project appealed to him. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 Osborn, a Navy veteran, mechanic and union leader, has received an onslaught of outside funding, forcing Republicans to redouble their efforts in a race that was thought to be an easy win. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024 At the same time, some of the president's most staunch supporters are redoubling the fight for Biden's presidency, insisting there's no one better to beat Trump in what many see as among the most important elections of a lifetime. Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2024 But Washington’s ratcheting embargo on high-tech goods has spurred Beijing to redouble its efforts. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for redouble 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of redouble was in the 15th century

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“Redouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redouble. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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redouble

verb
re·​dou·​ble (ˈ)rē-ˈdəb-əl How to pronounce redouble (audio)
: to make or become doubled (as in size or amount)
redoubled their efforts

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