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Redouble
Meaning
Verb
●
To double, especially to double again; to increase
considerably
; to
multiply
; to intensify.
●
In Backgammon & Bridge:
To double an opponent's
doubling
bid.
●
To become
twice
as big.
●
To double again what was
reduced
to a
single
state.
Noun
●
In Bridge:
An
optional
bid
made by the
side
currently
holding
the
highest
bid
for the
contract
, after the
opposing
side
has doubled.
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Origin
redouble
English
double
English
re-
English
Sourced from
Etym
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