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redoubt

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdaʊt/

The English word “redoubt” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

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

verb

  1. To fortify, to make into a stronghold.
  2. To dread.
  3. To doubt again.

Etymology

From French redoute, from Italian ridotta, from Medieval Latin reductus (“refuge”), from Latin redūcō (“to withdraw”), with spelling influenced by doubt.

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