redound
verb
[ rɪˈdaʊnd ]
• contribute greatly to (a person's credit or honour).
• "his latest diplomatic effort will redound to his credit"
Similar:
contribute to,
be conducive to,
result in,
lead to,
effect,
have an effect on,
affect,
conduce to,
• come back upon; rebound on.
• "may his sin redound upon his head!"
Similar:
rebound on,
have an adverse effect on,
come back on,
recoil on,
misfire,
backfire,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘surge up, overflow’): from Old French redonder, from Latin redundare ‘surge’, from re(d)- ‘again’ + unda ‘a wave’.
