Associations to the word «Redouble»

Wiktionary

REDOUBLE, verb. (transitive) To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.
REDOUBLE, verb. (bridge) (backgammon) To double an opponent's doubling bid.
REDOUBLE, verb. (intransitive) To become twice as big.
REDOUBLE, noun. (bridge) An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled.

Dictionary definition

REDOUBLE, verb. Double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; "The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio".
REDOUBLE, verb. Double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled".
REDOUBLE, verb. Make twice as great or intense; "The screaming redoubled".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.