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redound Definition


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redound
verb, intr redounded, redounding
    1. To have a direct, usually beneficial, but also sometimes detrimental, effect on them.
      Thesaurus: affect, influence.
      Form: redound to someone (always)
    2. To come back to them as a consequence.
      Form: redound on someone (chiefly)
Etymology: 14c: from French redonder, from Latin redundare to surge, from undara.



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