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redoubt¹
- /ɹɪˈdaʊt/ US, UK
- /ɹəˈdʌʊt/ Canada
Rhymes with -aʊt
Where it comes from
From French redoute, from Italian ridotta, from Medieval Latin reductus (“refuge”), from Latin redūcō (“to withdraw”), with spelling influenced by doubt.
noun redoubts · redout
- A small, temporary, military fortification.
- A reinforced refuge; a fort.
- A place of safety or refuge. 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text To the south, the vast geometrical deserts of Arabian nomads, a redoubt of feral movement, of fickle winds
verb redoubts · redoubting · redoubted · redout
- To fortify, to make into a stronghold. By the time that our troops had taken a little refreshment, a quantity of intrenching tools were brought a-shore, and the regiments were employed in redoubting our ground, and landing some cannon and ammunition.
redoubt²
- /ɹɪˈdaʊt/ US, UK
- /ɹəˈdʌʊt/ Canada
Rhymes with -aʊt
Where it comes from
From Old French redouter, from Latin dubitāre (“doubt”) prefixed with re-. The b was later added back in this word, and the related doubt and redoubtable, to reflect their Latin source.
verb redoubts · redoubting · redoubted · redout
- To dread.
redoubt³
- /ˌɹiːˈdaʊt/ US, UK
- /ˌɹiːˈdʌʊt/ Canada
Sounds like read out · Rhymes with -aʊt
verb redoubts · redoubting · redoubted · re-doubt · redout
- To doubt again. Neither any of ſo many hundreds of expleaded, or nowe raigning hereſies, or any that ſhall ariſe hereafter, nor the Religion of Martine Luther so often profeſſed, and both priuately and publickly recanted, altered, changed, doubted, and redoubted by himſelfe, as his owne works and all proteſtants do
noun redoubts · re-doubt · redout
- The return of doubt. Undeterred by humble beginning, undaunted by frustrations imposed by others of lesser stature, undismayed by the doubts and redoubts of personal, political and elemental forces, he persevered, he pursued and he prevailed
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Talk about this word "redoubt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/redoubt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. redoubt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/redoubt "redoubt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/redoubt.Cite this
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title = {redoubt},
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year = {2026},
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