Archive for Category: Verb

precipitate:

 to cause (something) to happen quickly or suddenly

Example sentences   Ramayana: Though the demons and humans had a long history of hostility, what precipitated an all-out war between them was Ravana’s abduction of Sita. Mahabharata: On the fourteenth day of the Kurukshetra war, the combined charge by Arjuna and Bhima deep into the Kauravas’ ranks precipitated panic among the soldiers defending Jayadratha.

annul:

cancel officially

Example sentences Ramayana: Manthara insisted that Kaikeyi act immediately, before Rama’s coronation as prince regent; preventing the coronation wouldn’t be as difficult as annulling it Mahabharata: The division of the Kuru kingdom into two was so outrageously unfair to the Pandavas that some of their followers felt they annul the agreement and challenge the Kauravas.

aggrandize:

embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of

Example sentences Ramayana: Manthara told Kaikeyi to insist that Rama be exiled to the forest for fourteen years; that would give Bharata enough time to aggrandize his hold on the throne. Mahabharata: During the Pandavas’ exile, Duryodhana aggrandized his power by giving lavish gifts to potential allies and winning them over to his side. Bhagavad-gita:

ameliorate:

make better

Example sentences Ramayana: Vibhishana’s words of wisdom ameliorated the distress of the monkeys stricken on seeing the fall of Rama and Lakshmana to Indrajita’s devious attack. Mahabharata: As soon as Yudhishthira won the war and gained the throne, he announced multiple measures to ameliorate the conditions of all those ravaged by the ward. Bhagavad-gita: If