First Known Use: 14th century
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redound
verb re·dound \ri-ˈdau̇nd\
: to have a particular result
Full Definition of REDOUND
intransitive verb
1
archaic : to become swollen : overflow
2
: to have an effect for good or ill <new power alignments which may or may not redound to the faculty's benefit — G. W. Bonham>
3
: to become transferred or added : accrue
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Origin of REDOUND
Middle English, from Middle French redunder, from Latin redundare, from re-, red- re- + unda wave — more at water
Rhymes with REDOUND
abound, aground, around, astound, background, bloodhound, boozehound, brassbound, break ground, campground, chowhound, clothbound, come round, compound, confound, coonhound, deerhound, deskbound, dumbfound, earthbound, eastbound, elkhound, expound, fairground, fogbound, foot-pound, foreground, foxhound, gain ground, go-round, greyhound, half-bound, hardbound, hellhound, hidebound, high ground, homebound, horehound, housebound, icebound, impound, inbound, ironbound, lose ground, newfound, newshound, northbound, outbound, playground, pot-bound, profound, propound, rebound, renowned, resound, rockbound, rock hound, scent hound, sight hound, sleuthhound, smooth hound, snowbound, softbound, southbound, spellbound, staghound, stone-ground, stormbound, strikebound, surround, to ground, top round, unbound, unround, unsound, well-found, westbound, wolfhound, year-round
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