redound

[ ri-dound ]

verb (used without object)

1. to have a good or bad effect or result, as to the advantage or disadvantage of a person or thing.
2. to result or accrue, as to a person.
3. to come back or reflect upon a person as to honor or disgrace (usually followed by on or upon ).

redound

/ rɪˈdaʊnd /

verb

1. intrfoll byto to have an advantageous or disadvantageous effect (on)

   brave deeds redound to your credit

2. intrfoll byon or upon to recoil or rebound
3. archaic.
   intr to arise; accrue

   wealth redounding from wise investment

4. archaic.
   tr to reflect; bring

   his actions redound dishonour upon him

Word History and Origins

Origin of redound¹

1350–1400; Middle English redounden < Middle French redonder < Latin redundāre to overflow, equivalent to red- red- + undāre to surge (derivative of unda wave; undulate ); redundant

Word History and Origins

Origin of redound¹

C14: from Old French redonder , from Latin redundāre to stream over, from red- re + undāre to rise in waves, from unda a wave

Example Sentences

Trump's own temperament and behavior redounded against him in this case because he wanted everybody to think of him as a glorious martyr.

From Salon

These kinds of arguments over terminology can get ugly quickly, but what's unusual in this case is that they're redounding to the left's benefit.

From Salon

"But there is a solution and a solution that can deliver for their constituents, many of whom are public sector workers, in a way that I think would redound to their credit."

From BBC

It’s about the benefit that redounded to the U.S. military because of a pervasive bias against women in the field of mathematics.

From Scientific American

Inevitably all this redounds to our octogenarian president, Joe Biden, and to a lesser extent, former President Trump, who at 77 is just three years younger.

From Los Angeles Times