| manhood | n 1. state of being a man, lelaki dewasa: they have to undergo various rituals to mark their initiation into ~, mereka mesti melalui pelbagai upacara yg manandakan permulaan mereka menjadi lelaki dewasa; 2. men collec | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| upstanding | adj upright, sebenarnya: our soldiers are ~ examples of manhood, askar-askar kita ialah contoh kewiraan yg sebenarnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pass | 8. transfer, change, beralih, bertukar: to ~ from youth into manhood,beralih dr zaman remaja ke zaman dewasa; the country has ~ed from backwardness to modernity in a very short period of time,dlm masa yg singkat negara itu bertukar drpd keadaan yg mundur kpd keadaan moden; on freezing, water ~es from a liquid into a solid state,semasa membeku, air bertukar drpd cecair kpd pepejal;as we climbed higher up the mountain the dense vegetation on the lower slopes ~ed into scrub,lebih tinggi kami mendaki gunung itu tumbuhan tebal di bahagian cerun yg lebih rendah bertukar kpd belukar;9.be transferred, exchanged | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| initiate | ~ so. into, a. admit or introduce usu with rites, new member into (club etc) menginisiasi: he was recently ~d into the club, dia baru diinisiasi ke dlm kelab itu; ~ so. into manhood, menerima sso sbg orang dewasa; b. instruct so. in the fundamentals of, memperkenalkan [sst] kpd sso: an old friend ~d him into fencing, kawan lamanya memperkenalkan seni bermain pedang kepadanya; she was ~ed into the mystery of love by a man she met in Bali, rahsia cinta diperkenalkan kepadanya oleh pemuda yg ditemuinya di Bali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assert | vt 1. maintain, defend in words, menyatakan, menegaskan; (right) menuntut: to ~ o’s claim, menyatakan tuntutan sso; he ~ed his right to keep his vote secret, dia menuntut haknya utk merahsiakan undinya; 2. demonstrate the existence of, memperlihatkan, menunjukkan: to ~ o’s authority, memperlihatkan wibawa sso; to ~ o’s manhood, memperlihatkan sifat kejantanan sso; 3. declare positively, forcefully, menegaskan: he ~ed that he was innocent, dia menegaskan bahawa dia tdk bersalah; to ~ o’s opinion, menegaskan pendapat sso; 4. thrust (os) forward in an insistent manner, menonjolkan: he was a failure as a leader because he did not ~ himself sufficiently, dia gagal sbg seorang pemimpin krn kurang menonjolkan dirinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vigour | n 1. active physical or mental strength, bertenaga dan sihat: since his illness he seems to lack ~, sejak sakit, dia kelihatan kurang bertenaga dan kurang sihat; 2. capacity for natural growth, kesuburan; with ~, (dgn) subur: the vine grows with great ~, spreading rapidly, pokok menjalar itu hidup sangat subur dan membiak dgn cepat; 3. the prime or height, puncak: in the ~ of manhood, di puncak kelelakian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |