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Definition redoubt

Etymology 1

Via French redoute from Italian ridotta, from Medieval Latin reductus (“refuge”), from Latin reduco (“I withdraw”), with spelling influenced by doubt.

Noun

redoubt (plural redoubts)

1. A small, temporary, military fortification.
2. A reinforced refuge; a fort.
3. A place of safety or refuge.

Verb

redoubt (third-person singular simple present redoubts, present participle redoubting, simple past and past participle redoubted)

1. (transitive) To fortify, to make into a stronghold.

Etymology 2

From Old French redouter, from Latin dubit?re (“doubt”) prefixed with re-. The b was later added back in this word, and the related doubt and redoubtable, to reflect their Latin source.

Verb

redoubt (third-person singular simple present redoubts, present participle redoubting, simple past and past participle redoubted)

1. (archaic) To dread.

Etymology 3

re- +‎ doubt

Verb

redoubt (third-person singular simple present redoubts, present participle redoubting, simple past and past participle redoubted)

1. (rare) To doubt again.

Noun

redoubt (plural redoubts)

1. (rare) The return of doubt.

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