redouble

verb

re·​dou·​ble (ˌ)rē-ˈdə-bəl 

redoubled; redoubling; redoubles

transitive verb

1

: to make twice as great in size or amount

broadly : intensify, strengthen

2

a

obsolete : to echo back

b

archaic : repeat

intransitive verb

1

: to become redoubled

2

archaic : resound

3

: to double an opponent's double in bridge

redouble noun

Synonyms

• accentuate
• amp (up)
• amplify
• beef (up)
• boost
• consolidate
• deepen
• enhance
• heighten
• intensify
• magnify
• step up
• strengthen

Examples of redouble in a Sentence

They redoubled their efforts to finish the work on time.

Their efforts to finish the work redoubled as the deadline drew near.

Recent Examples on the Web

That phase reached a kind of culmination with the 1992 film Unforgiven, a Western of undeniable artistic achievement that would go on to win the Best Picture Oscar, and the years that followed found Eastwood redoubling his efforts to pursue whatever project appealed to him. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024

Osborn, a Navy veteran, mechanic and union leader, has received an onslaught of outside funding, forcing Republicans to redouble their efforts in a race that was thought to be an easy win. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024

At the same time, some of the president's most staunch supporters are redoubling the fight for Biden's presidency, insisting there's no one better to beat Trump in what many see as among the most important elections of a lifetime. —Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2024

But Washington’s ratcheting embargo on high-tech goods has spurred Beijing to redouble its efforts. —Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

redouble

verb

re·​dou·​ble (ˈ)rē-ˈdəb-əl 

: to make or become doubled (as in size or amount)

redoubled their efforts