Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French redonder, from Latin redundare, from re-, red- re- + unda wave; more at WATER
Pronunciation : ri-'daund
Function : intransitive verb
Date : 14th century
1. accumulate, accrue, collect; have a desired result or effect; return, come back. redound\re*dound"\, n.
2. the coming back, as of consequence or effect; result; return; requital. we give you welcome; not without redound of use and glory to yourselves ye come.
3. rebound; reverberation. [r.] odrington.redound \re*dound"\ (r?*dound"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. redounded; p. pr. & vb. n. redounding.] [f. redonder, l. redundare; pref. red-, re-, re- + undare to rise in waves or surges, fr. unda a wave. see:
undulate, and cf. redundant.].
4. to roll back, as a wave or flood; to be sent or driven back; to flow back, as a consequence or effect; to conduce; to contribute; to result. the evil, soon driven back, redounded as a flood on those from whom it sprung. the honor done to our religion ultimately redounds to god, the author of it. both will devour great quantities of paper, there will no small use redound from them to that manufacture.
5. to be in excess; to remain over and above; to be redundant; to overflow. for every dram of honey therein found, a pound of gall doth over it redound.redound v.
6. be excessive in quantity.
7. be deflected; "his actions redound on his parents".
8. be added; "everything he does redounds to himself".
9. have an effect for good or ill: "her efforts will redound to the general good".
10. To roll back, as a wave or flood; to be sent or driven back; to flow back, as a consequence or effect; to conduce; to contribute; to result.
11. To be in excess; to remain over and above; to be redundant; to overflow.
12. The coming back, as of consequence or effect; result; return; requital.
13. Rebound; reverberation. have an effect for good or ill; "Her efforts will redound to the general good" be added; "Everything he does redounds to himself" be deflected; "His actions redound on his parents" be excessive in quantity.
14. If an action or situation redounds to your benefit or advantage, it gives people a good impression of you or brings you something that can improve your situation. The success in the Middle East redounds to his benefit. redound to sb's credit/honour etc to improve people's opinion of someone (redonder , from redundare, from unda ).