Redound (verb)

To have a particular effect or outcome; to contribute or lead to something; to have an effect on something or someone.

Origin:

From the latin redundare (to overflow, to be in excess), from re- (back) and undare (to undulate).

Examples:

  1. His actions redounded to the benefit of the company.
  2. Her efforts redounded to the success of the project.
  3. The decision redounded to the detriment of the community.
  4. His mistakes redounded to the failure of the team.
  5. The policy redounded to the advantage of the country's economy.
Some random words: statuary, give-and-take, peregrination