Welcome merger for the times in itself

The Economic Times

Welcome merger  for the times  in itself
03,Apr,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Intend (verb)

Meaning- To have a plan, result or purpose in your mind when you do something. इरादा करना

Synonyms: Plan, Mean, Have in mind, Aim, Aspire

Antonyms: Neglect, Ignore, Disregard, Overlook

Example: It was not intended that colleges should have to revise their current schemes.

Compound (verb)

Meaning- Make (something bad) worse. बढ़ाना

Synonyms: Aggravate, Worsen, Exacerbate, Intensify

Antonyms: Lessen, Reduce, Diminish, Decrease

Example: The problems were compounded by severe food shortages.

Transit (verb)

Meaning- To pass across or through an area. गुज़रना

Synonyms: Transmit, Transfer, Pass on, Shift, Channel

Antonyms: Hold, Keep, Retain, Bear

Example: The ship is currently transiting the Gulf of Mexico.

Augment (verb)

Meaning- To increase the amount, value, size, etc. of something. बढ़ाना

Synonyms: Increase, Make Larger, Expand, Enlarge

Antonyms: Reduce, Decrease, Curtail, Cut down

Example: He wrote magazine articles in order to augment his income.

Telling (adjective)

Meaning- Having a strong or important effect. प्रभावशाली

Synonyms: Effective, Revealing, Significant, Weighty

Antonyms: Ineffective, Unimportant, Unconvincing, Insignificant

Example: These professional hazards have a telling effect on their health conditions.

Hardship (noun)

Meaning- A situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes, etc. कष्ट

Synonyms: Privation, Adversity, Difficulty, Trouble, Destitution

Antonyms: Prosperity, good fortune, Opulence

Example: People suffered many hardships during that long winter.

Acclaimed (adjective)

Meaning- Publicly praised. प्रशंसित

Synonyms: Celebrated, Renowned, Lauded, Notable, Admired

Antonyms: Criticized, Denounced, Unsung, Dishonoured

Example: The film is adapted from the acclaimed novel.

Percolate (verb)

Meaning- Spread gradually through an area or group of people. फैल जाना

Synonyms: Spread, Be disseminated, Filter, Permeate

Example: Changes percolate through gradually.

Eradication (noun)

Meaning- The complete destruction of something. जड़ से नष्ट करना

Synonyms: Destruction, Removal, Elimination, Annihilation

Antonyms: Introduction, Initiation, Inception

Example: The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is financed by a wide range of public and private donors, who help meet the costs of the Initiative's eradication.

Thrust (noun)

Meaning- A forceful attack or effort. हमला ज़ोर

Synonyms: Push, Drive, Advance, Approach

Antonyms: Discouragement, Dissuasion, Deterrent

Example: Executives led a new thrust in business development.

The editorial

Source: The Economic Times · 3 Apr 2020

Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) announced completion of the merger of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd on Wednesday. It is welcome, foremost, as a resolute assertion of optimism in the midst of plummeting stocks and extreme uncertainty over the extent of damage that Covid-19 would cause, in terms of human lives and diminished growth. The action by India’s largest FMCG company to complete the merger into itself of another large Indian subsidiary of a multinational company, announced in early December 2018, in the midst of the Covid-19 lockdown, one of the largest in the consumer goods space, is a welcome message of business continuity and even strategic advance during a pandemic-induced lockdown that should brace other businesses.

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Quick quiz: 5 questions on these words

Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Percolate

2. Antonym of Telling

3. Synonym of Augment

4. Antonym of Hardship

5. Synonym of Acclaimed

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