redouble
pronunciation
How to pronounce redouble in British English:
UK [ˌri:ˈdʌbl]
How to pronounce redouble in American English:
US [riˈdʌbəl]
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- Verb:
- double in magnitude, extent, or intensity
- double again
- make twice as great or intense
Word Origin
- redouble (v.)
- mid-15c., "double again, multiply" (trans.), from Middle French redoubler, from Old French re- "again" (see re-) + doubler "to double" (see double (v.)). Meaning "become twice as much" (intrans.) is from late 15c. Related: Redoubled; redoubling.
Example
- 1. Haqqani involvement this time would redouble america 's fury with pakistan .
- 2. Most of all , india must redouble its efforts to liberalise .
- 3. Instead , it would redouble its efforts to drive him from power .
- 4. The second rule is that crisis-racked firms should redouble their focus on their customers .
- 5. For mr assad , this was the impunity he needed to redouble the killing .