rə̇ˈdau̇nd, rēˈ- intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English redounden, from Middle French redonder, from Latin redundare to overflow, be in excess, from red- re- + undare to overflow, from unda wave — more at water
1. archaic
a. : to become swollen : surge up : billow
waves redounding roar — Alexander Pope
b. : to be excessive in quantity : predominate , overflow
for every dram of honey therein found, a pound of gall doth over it redound — Edmund Spenser
2.
a. : to have an effect for good or ill : conduce
their efforts … will redound to the general good — Lucius Garvin
b. : to be a contributing factor to repute
will always redound to his honor and self-sacrifice — Aidan Mulloy
what he does redounds to the credit of geology — K.K.Darrow
3.
a. : to become transferred or added : accrue
every value he creates ultimately redounds to himself, his neighbor and his country — A.R.Williams
b. obsolete : to issue forth
sacred lore … from her sweet lips did redound — Edmund Spenser
4. : to become deflected backward : rebound , reflect
the child's behavior redounds on the mother