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redound

re·dound

UK/ɹɪˈdaʊnd/ US/ɹəˈdaʊnd/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.
2.

be deflected

  • “His actions redound on his parents”
3.

be added

  • “Everything he does redounds to himself”
4.

have an effect for good or ill

  • “Her efforts will redound to the general good”

Origin

From Anglo-Norman redunder, Middle French redonder, and their source, Latin redundō, from red- + undō (“surge”), from unda (“a wave”).

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