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Adjective redoubled has 1 sense

redoubled - become much greater in intensity or size or amount; "we faced redoubled attacks from the enemy"; "despite our redoubled efforts"
Antonyms: decreased, reduced (indirect, via increased)

Verb redouble has 3 senses

redouble - double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; "The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio"
--₁ is one way to escalate, intensify, step up
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
redouble - double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled"
--₂ is one way to double, duplicate
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
redouble - make twice as great or intense; "The screaming redoubled"
--₃ is one way to intensify, deepen
Sample sentence:
Something ----s