redouble

About 0.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.

   Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.

2. verb To double an opponent's doubling bid.
3. verb To become twice as big.
4. verb To double again what was reduced to a single state.
5. noun An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled.

Similar words

duplicate multiple multiply double twofold augment maximize enhanced expand increase

Often followed by

their his our the its my your her efforts

Word family

redoubled redoubles redoubling