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re·dou·ble

(rē-dŭb′əl)

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.

re·dou′ble n.

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redouble

(rɪˈdʌbəl)

1. to make or become much greater in intensity, number, etc: to redouble one's efforts.

2. to send back (sounds) or (of sounds) to be sent back; echo or re-echo

3. (Bridge) bridge to double (an opponent's double)

(Card Games) the act of redoubling

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re•dou•ble

(riˈdʌb əl)

v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.t.

1. to double; make twice as great: to redouble one's efforts.

2. to echo or reecho.

3. Bridge. to double the double of (an opponent).

4. Archaic. to repeat.

v.i.

5. to become twice as great.

6. Bridge. to double the double of an opponent.

7. Bridge. the act of redoubling.

[1470–80; < Middle French redoubler. See re-, double]

re•dou′bler, n.

redouble

Past participle: redoubled
Gerund: redoubling

Imperative
redouble
redouble

Present
I redouble
you redouble
he/she/it redoubles
we redouble
you redouble
they redouble

Preterite
I redoubled
you redoubled
he/she/it redoubled
we redoubled
you redoubled
they redoubled

Present Continuous
I am redoubling
you are redoubling
he/she/it is redoubling
we are redoubling
you are redoubling
they are redoubling

Present Perfect
I have redoubled
you have redoubled
he/she/it has redoubled
we have redoubled
you have redoubled
they have redoubled

Past Continuous
I was redoubling
you were redoubling
he/she/it was redoubling
we were redoubling
you were redoubling
they were redoubling

Past Perfect
I had redoubled
you had redoubled
he/she/it had redoubled
we had redoubled
you had redoubled
they had redoubled

Future
I will redouble
you will redouble
he/she/it will redouble
we will redouble
you will redouble
they will redouble

Future Perfect
I will have redoubled
you will have redoubled
he/she/it will have redoubled
we will have redoubled
you will have redoubled
they will have redoubled

Future Continuous
I will be redoubling
you will be redoubling
he/she/it will be redoubling
we will be redoubling
you will be redoubling
they will be redoubling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been redoubling
you have been redoubling
he/she/it has been redoubling
we have been redoubling
you have been redoubling
they have been redoubling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been redoubling
you will have been redoubling
he/she/it will have been redoubling
we will have been redoubling
you will have been redoubling
they will have been redoubling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been redoubling
you had been redoubling
he/she/it had been redoubling
we had been redoubling
you had been redoubling
they had been redoubling

Conditional
I would redouble
you would redouble
he/she/it would redouble
we would redouble
you would redouble
they would redouble

Past Conditional
I would have redoubled
you would have redoubled
he/she/it would have redoubled
we would have redoubled
you would have redoubled
they would have redoubled

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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"

redouble

verb

1. To make or become twice as great:

double, duplicate, geminate, twin.

2. To make greater in intensity or severity:

aggravate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify.

Translations

يُضاعِف ثانيَةً

zdvojnásobit

fordoble

verdoppeln

redoubler

megkettőz

tvöfalda

raddoppiare duplicare

dubultot, divkāršot

fordoble

iki katına çıkarmak

加倍

redouble

[riːˈdʌbl]

A. VT

1. (= intensify) [+ activity, effort] → redoblar, intensificar

2. (Bridge) → redoblar

B. VI

1. (= intensify) → redoblarse, intensificarse

2. (Bridge) → redoblar

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redouble

[ˌriːˈdʌb^əl] vt
to redouble one's efforts → redoubler d'efforts

redouble

efforts, zeal etc → verdoppeln; attacks → verstärken

(Bridge) → rekontrieren

vi (zeal, efforts) → sich verdoppeln; (attacks) → sich verstärken

n (Bridge) → Rekontra nt

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redouble

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

redouble

(riˈdabl) verb

to make twice as great. He redoubled his efforts.

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Summary: Abuja [Nigeria], Sept 22 (NAN/ANI) The Theatre Commander of Nigeria's Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj Gen Abba Dikko, has asked troops of the operation to redouble their efforts in the ongoing counter insurgency operations.