redound

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His gladness doth on her redound,

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  1. intransitive verb To have an effect or consequence: deeds that redound to one's discredit.
  2. intransitive verb To return; recoil: Glory redounds upon the brave.
  3. intransitive verb To contribute; accrue.

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  1. Middle English redounden, to flow abundantly, from Old French redonder, from Latin redundāre, to overflow; see redundant.

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  1. from Old French redonder, rendonder, French redonder, rédonder =Provencal redondar =Spanish Portuguese redundar =Italian ridondare, from Latin redundare, overflow, abound, from red-, again, back, + undare, surge, flow, abound, from unda, a wave: see red-and ound, and cf. abound, surround. Cf. redundant.
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