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redouble

noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: bridge, games

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Meaning relationships

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2

verb

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To double an opponent's doubling bid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: backgammon, bridge, games

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To become twice as big.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To double again what was reduced to a single state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

verb

Meaning 6

make twice as great or intense

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The screaming redoubled

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Broader terms: intensify, deepen

7

verb

Meaning 7

double again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The noise doubled and redoubled

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Synonyms: none provided

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Broader terms: double, duplicate

8

verb

Meaning 8

double in magnitude, extent, or intensity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: escalate, intensify, step up

History

Etymology

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