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REDOUBLE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does redouble mean?

• REDOUBLE (verb)
The verb REDOUBLE has 3 senses:

1. double in magnitude, extent, or intensity
2. double again
3. make twice as great or intense

Familiarity information: REDOUBLE used as a verb is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• REDOUBLE (verb)

Sense 1

redouble ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Double in magnitude, extent, or intensity

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio

Hypernyms (to "redouble" is one way to...):

escalate; intensify; step up (increase in extent or intensity)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

redouble ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Double again

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The noise doubled and redoubled

Hypernyms (to "redouble" is one way to...):

double; duplicate (increase twofold)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 3

redouble ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Make twice as great or intense

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The screaming redoubled

Hypernyms (to "redouble" is one way to...):

deepen; intensify (become more intense)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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