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Synonyms for redound

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ri-dound
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈdaʊnd

Définition of redound

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to overflow," from Old French redonder "overflow, abound, be in profusion" (12c.), from Latin redundare "to overflow" (see redundant). Meaning "to flow or go back" (to a place or person) is from late 14c.; hence "to rebound" (c.1500), and "to contribute to" (the credit, honor, etc.), early 15c. Related: Redounded; redounding.
  • verb be deflected
Example sentences :
  • How are our grand intelligences to redound to the advantage of the nation?'
  • Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
  • Any comparison of him with Mark must redound with great advantage to the former.
  • Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
  • May this, by God's never-failing mercy, redound to his great service.
  • Extract from : « Lucretia Borgia » by Ferdinand Gregorovius
  • The king and the court entered eagerly into plans, which promised to redound greatly to the glory of France.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • The question never occurs to them—Will this redound to the glory of God?
  • Extract from : « The Essays of "George Eliot" » by George Eliot
  • If Mardonius succeeds in his attempt, the glory of it will redound to you.
  • Extract from : « Xerxes » by Jacob Abbott
  • Eventually, this policy must redound to our credit and profit.
  • Extract from : « My Adventures with Your Money » by George Graham Rice
  • All must redound to the greatness of France and of the Republic.
  • Extract from : « The Challenge of the Dead » by Stephen Graham
  • That it would be his own loss, if he destroyed it, and redound to his utter dishonour.
  • Extract from : « Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II) » by Charles Bucke
  • Or, will it redound to her honor or to your's that I tell the story?
  • Extract from : « The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) » by Moncure Daniel Conway

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