redouble (redirected from redoubling)

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.

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re·double n.

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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)

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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

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

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

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