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redouble
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re·dou·ble  (r-dbl)
v. re·dou·bled, re·dou·bling, re·dou·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.

re·double n.

redouble
Verb
[-bling, -bled]
1. to make or become much greater: the party will have to redouble its efforts
2. Bridge to double (an opponent's double)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.redouble - double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; "The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio"
escalate, intensify, step up - increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
2.redouble - double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled"
double, duplicate - increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
3.redouble - make twice as great or intense; "The screaming redoubled"
deepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
Translations
redouble [riːˈdʌbl] vt to redouble one's efforts → redoblar los esfuerzos

redouble [riːˈdʌbl] vt to redouble one's efforts → redoubler d'efforts

redouble [riːˈdʌbl] vt to redouble one's efforts → seine Anstrengungen verdoppeln

redouble [riːˈdʌbl] vt to redouble one's efforts → raddoppiare gli sforzi

redouble
v redouble [riˈdabl]
to make twice as great He redoubled his efforts. twee keer soveel gemaak يُضاعِف ثانيَةً удвоявам zdvojnásobit fordoble verdoppeln διπλασιάζω redoblar kahekordistama دو برابر کردن kaksinkertaistaa redoubler לְהַכפִּיל दोहराना, अधिक बलवती करना udvostručiti megkettőz melipatduakan tvöfalda raddoppiare 二倍にする 배가하다 padvigubinti dubultot, divkāršot menggandakan verdubbelen fordoble podwoić redobrar a dubla удваивать zdvojnásobiť podvojiti udvostručiti fördubbla เพิ่มเป็นทวีคูณ iki katına çıkarmak 加倍 подвоювати دگنا کرنا làm to gấp đôi


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