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English

redounds

verb

Meaning

  1. To swell up (of water, waves etc.); to overflow, to surge (of bodily fluids).
  2. To contribute to an advantage or disadvantage for someone or something.
  3. To contribute to the honour, shame etc. of a person or organisation.
  4. To reverberate, to echo.
  5. To reflect (honour, shame etc.) to or onto someone.
  6. To attach, come back, accrue to someone; to reflect back on or upon someone (of honour, shame etc.).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data