redound

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 8, 2023 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>redound</strong> &#149; \rih-DOWND\&nbsp; &#149; <em>verb</em><br /> <p><em>Redound</em> is a formal word that when paired with <em>to</em> means “to have a particular result.” It is often used in one of two idioms: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redound%20to%20someone%27s%20credit%2Fhonor">“It redounds to someone's credit/honor”</a> is used to say that a person deserves credit/respect for having done something. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redound%20to%20the%20advantage%20of">“Redound to the advantage of”</a> means “to benefit (someone or something).” <em>Redound</em> is also sometimes used as a synonym of <a href="/dictionary/accrue"><em>accrue</em></a> and <a href="/dictionary/reflect"><em>reflect</em></a>. </p> <p>// It <em>redounds</em> to his credit that he worked so hard to prevent this crisis. </p> <p>// We need to be aware that this new policy may <em>redound</em> to the advantage of our competitors.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redound">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>“Making mass transit more affordable and better utilized reduces hardship and its attendant costly ills while boosting air quality and public health. This investment in the health and well-being of those with the least resources in our county will <em>redound</em> to everyone's benefit.” — Dawn Plummer, <em>The Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Post-Gazette</em>, 12 Apr. 2022</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>A rising tide, as they say, lifts all boats. Or to be redundant: a redounding tide undulates such that the surrounding water elevates every pontoon. This latter sentence—in addition to featuring five words with some relationship to the Latin word for “wave,” <em>unda</em> (<a href="htt