redouble


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
redouble/riːˈdʌbl/
verb
  • 1 make or become much greater or more intense or numerous.
  • 2 Bridge double a bid already doubled by an opponent.
noun Bridge a call that redoubles a bid.
– origin ME: from Fr. redoubler, from re- ‘again’ + doubler ‘to double’.
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