Daily Dawn Vocabulary 2 January 2021 | The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on January 2, 2021:
Daily Dawn Vocabulary 2 January 2021 | Urdu Meaning & Sentence Examples
Disburse (verb)
روپیہ ادا کرنا، صرف کرنا، خرچ میں لانا، رقم ادا کرنا
To pay out money usually from an amount that has been collected for a particular purpose
Example: After political wrangling and turbulence, the fund was disbursed equally among all the provinces.
Synonyms: dispense, distribute, defray, outlet, spend
Antonyms: collect, aggrandize, hold, combine, deposit, save, keep
Ill-Gotten (adjective)
نا مناسب طور پر حاصل کردہ، حرام، مال مفت، بد دیانتی سے حاصل کردہ
Acquired by illegal means
Example: The arbitrator asked the accused to return back all the ill-gotten money.
Synonyms: illegal, improper, dishonestly, malafide intention
Antonyms: legal, perfect
Subdue (verb)
قابو میں کرنا، غالب آ جانا،تسخیر کرنا، زیر اثر رکھنا
bring under control
Example: Police subdued the Said Akbar, the killer of first prime minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan.
Synonyms: conquer, beat, defeat, extinguish, overcome, restrain, suppress, prevail, crush
Antonyms: surrender, encourage
Ape (verb)
نقل کرنا، دوسروں کی نقل اتارنے ولا
To copy something
Example: Opposition claims that incumbent government is aping the tactics of Gen. Zia’s regime.
Synonyms: copy, imitate, ditto, mimic
Antonyms: original
Tout (verb)
پر زور تشہیر کرنا، جارحانہ تشہیر کرنا، دلال، وہ شخص جسے جواریوں یا سٹہ کھیلنے والوں کوخفیہ خبریں پہنچانے کا معاوضہ دیا جاتا ہے
To advertise or praise something or someone repeatedly
Example: The lawyer is touting these ideas to get the job done.
Synonyms: laud, promote, publicize, trumpet, ballyhoo, proclaim
Antonyms: discourage, blame
