REDOUND


Meaning of REDOUND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈdau̇nd ]

intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French redunder, from Latin redundare, from re-, red- re- + unda wave — more at water

Date: 14th century

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

4. : rebound , reflect

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.