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redouble

  (rē-dŭb'əl) pronunciation

v., -bled, -bling, -bles.

v.tr.
  1. To double.
  2. To repeat.
  3. Games. To double the doubling bid of (an opponent) in bridge.
v.intr.
  1. To become twice as great.
  2. Games. To double a double in bridge.
redouble re·dou'ble n.
 
 
Thesaurus: redouble

verb

  1. To make or become twice as great: double, duplicate, geminate, twin. See big/small/amount, increase/decrease.
  2. To make greater in intensity or severity: aggravate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify. See increase/decrease.

 
WordNet: redouble
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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: double in magnitude, extent, or intensity

Meaning #2: double again

Meaning #3: make twice as great or intense


 
Translations: Translations for: Redouble

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fordoble, forstærke
v. intr. - fordoble, forstærke
n. - redobling

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdubbelen, intensiever maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén) redoubler, surcontrer (au bridge)
v. intr. - redoubler
n. - surcontre (au bridge)

Deutsch (German)
v. - verdoppeln
n. - (Bridgespiel) Rekontra

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ανα)διπλασιάζω, επαναλαμβάνω, εντείνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
raddoppiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - redobrar, intensificar

Русский (Russian)
удвоить, повернуть назад

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - redoblar, intensificar
v. intr. - redoblarse, duplicarse
n. - redoble, intensificación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fördubbla

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
使加倍, 把...再折叠, 大大增加, 加强, 循着...折回, 加倍, 回响, 反响, 回荡, 倍增, 再加倍

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使加倍, 把...再折疊, 大大增加, 加強, 循著...折回
v. intr. - 加倍, 回響, 反響, 大大增加, 加強, 回蕩
n. - 倍增, 再加倍

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 다시 배가하다, 강화하다, 한층 더 노력하다
v. intr. - 배가되다, 강화되다
n. - 강화, 증가

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 強める, リダブルする
n. - リダブル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضاعف, يكرر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכפיל, הגביר‬
v. intr. - ‮התעצם, התגבר, גדל‬
n. - ‮הכפלת הצעה במשחק הברידג'‬


 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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