redouble
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redouble
Rhymes with -ʌbəl
Where it comes from
From Middle French redoubler. By surface analysis, re- + double.
verb redoubles · redoubling · redoubled
- To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify. Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.
- To double an opponent's doubling bid.
- To become twice as big.
- To double again what was reduced to a single state. Like the Conservatives and Labour, the Lib Dems plan to extend Britain's rail network, reopen stations and redouble singled routes.
noun redoubles
- An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled.
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title = {redouble},
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