redoubt

Pronounced: rih-DOWT, noun

Notes: You may know this word (it does NOT mean “to doubt again”!)


Yesterday’s word

The word toenadering means “establishing or re-establishing of cordial relations, especially between nations”

First usage

Our word came into English in the 1920s

Background / Comments

Our word is a Dutch word; it comes from toenadering (advance; approach), which is made up of toe (to) and nader (closer).

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