redoubt
redoubt · redoubts · redoubted · redoubting
To fortify, to make into a strongholdTo fortify, to make into a stronghold.
UK/ɹɪˈdaʊt/US/ɹəˈdʌʊt/
» Let them hole up in the redoubt -- our troops will pass right by.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To fortify, to make into a stronghold.
(rare)To doubt again.
(archaic)To dread.
Examples
1 sentencesLet them hole up in the redoubt -- our troops will pass right by.
Origin
From French redoute, from Italian ridotta, from Medieval Latin reductus (“refuge”), from LFrom French redoute, from Italian ridotta, from Medieval Latin reductus (“refuge”), from Latin redūcō (“to withdraw”), with spelling influenced by doubt.
From Old French redouter, from Latin dubitāre (“doubt”) prefixed with re-. The b was later added back in this word, and the related doubt and redoubtable, to reflect their Latin source.
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Forms
redoubts, redoubting, redoubted, redoubtedWord family
1 related wordsRelatedredoubtable
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle