to double; make twice as great: to redouble one's efforts.
to echo or reecho.
Bridge. to double the double of (an opponent).
to go back over: to redouble one's footsteps.
Archaic. to repeat.
verb (used without object),re·dou·bled,re·dou·bling.
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 his or her parry of the previous attack with a riposte.
Origin of redouble
From the Middle French word redoubler, dating back to 1470–80. See re-, double
OTHER WORDS FROM redouble
re·dou·bler,noun
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH redouble
redouble , reduplicate
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