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Redound Overflow Rih Downd Intransitive Verb Contribute Someone's Credit

To 'redound' means to contribute to someone's credit or honor, or to come back upon them.

To 'redound' means to contribute to someone's credit or honor, or to come back upon them.

Front redound \rih-DOWND\
Back intransitive verb
1. To contribute to (someone's credit, honor, etc.).
2. To come back upon.

[From Old French redonder (to overflow), from Latin redundare (to overflow), from red-/re- (back) + undare (to surge). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wed- (water, wet), which also gave us water, winter, hydrant, redundant, otter, and vodka. Earliest documented use: before 1382.]

"The Prime Minister stated that such an arrangement could redound to the benefit of Barbadians." - Pipeline Link With T&T Soon?; The Barbados Advocate; Mar 11, 2012.

"MIT officials fear that the explosion in the harbor will redound badly on Tech." - Janet Maslin; 'The Technologists' by Matthew Pearl; The New York Times; Feb 22, 2012.

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