Definizione monolingua

redouble

redouble (third-person singular simple present redoubles, present participle redoubling, simple past and past participle redoubled)

1. (transitive) To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.
   • 1846, Herman Melville, Typee, ch. 10:

     Every item of intelligence appeared to redouble the astonishment of the islanders, and they gazed at us with inquiring looks.

   • 1903, ""Plunder Hidden in Graves,"" New York Times, 21 Oct., p. 16:

     The police redoubled their efforts to capture the thieves.

2. (bridge, backgammon) To double an opponents doubling bid.
3. (intransitive) To become twice as big.

Definizione dizionario redouble

duplicare

raddoppiare

Altri significati:

(bridge (card game), backgammon) To double an opponent's doubling bid.

(transitive) To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.

(intransitive) To become twice as big.