parantaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ameliorate verb To make a bad or unpleasant situation better, or less severe.
- amend verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
- better adj Of higher quality, more suitable, or more desirable than something else being compared.
- cure noun A treatment or remedy that restores health or solves a problem.
- enhance verb To improve the quality, value, or appeal of something.
- hack verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
- heal verb To make well again after illness or injury; to recover.
- improve verb To make something better in quality, value, or condition.
- mend verb To repair something that is broken, torn, or damaged.
- remedy noun Something that fixes a problem or relieves an unwanted condition.
- upgrade noun An improved version of something, often a piece of technology or equipment.
Senses
parantaa is used for these senses in English:
- ameliorate (transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
- amend (transitive) To make better; improve.
- better (transitive) To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
- cure (transitive) To restore to health.
- draw out (poker) To improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.
- hack (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- heal (transitive) To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- improve (transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
ameliorate — full definition
- verb To make a bad or unpleasant situation better, or less severe.
- verb To become better; to improve.
amend — full definition
- verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
- verb To improve or correct something more generally.