| avenge | vt membela, menuntut bela thdp; (insult etc) membalas: he vowed to ~ his father’s death, dia bersumpah akan membela kematian bapanya; she was determined to ~ her lover, dia bertekad utk menuntut bela thdp kematian kekasihnya; I will ~ the insult to my family, saya akan membalas penghinaan yg dilakukan thdp keluarga saya; ~ os on so., membalas dendam thdp sso: he ~d himself on his critics in the next issue of the magazine, dia membalas dendam thdp pengkritik-pengkritiknya dlm majalah keluaran yg berikutnya; ~ st on so., menuntut bela thdp sso: he ~d his brother’s murder on the conspirators, dia menuntut bela thdp pembelot-pembelot itu krn membunuh abangnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nurture | vt 1. care for, memelihara, membela; (soil, land) memupuk: the woman who ~d me as if I were her own child, wanita yg telah membela saya spt anaknya sendiri; the orchids were ~d in a greenhouse, pokok-pokok anggerik itu dipelihara di dlm rumah tanaman; 2. cause to develop, memupuk: plenty of reading ~s the intellect, banyak membaca memupuk daya fikir. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defence | ~ counsel, counsel for the ~, peguam pembela; in ~ of, (utk) mempertahankan: to write in ~ of free enterprise, menulis utk mempertahankan perusahaan bebas; in o’s ~, semasa membela dirinya: he said in his ~ that..., semasa membela dirinya dia berkata bahawa....; to so’s ~, (utk) /membantu, menolong/ (sso); (when so. is accused of st) utk membela sso: when the man grabbed me, I yelled for help but no one came to my ~, apabila lelaki itu mencengkam saya, saya menjerit meminta tolong tetapi tdk ada sesiapa pun datang membantu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plead | ~ for, a. see vi (sense 1.); b. represent client in court, membela: my partner, Mr. Bennet, will ~ for you in this case, rakan kongsi saya iaitu En. Bennet akan membela kamu dlm kes ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rear 2 | vt 1. bring up, membesarkan, memelihara, membela: he was ~ed by his grandparents, dia dibesarkan oleh datuk neneknya; 2. breed, menternakkan: they ~ cattle on their farm, mereka menternakkan lembu di ladang mereka; 3. grow, memelihara, membela: the seedlings are ~ed in glass houses, anak-anak benih itu dipelihara dlm rumah kaca; 4. raise, lift up, menegakkan, mencodakkan: the snake ~ed its head, ular itu menegakkan kepalanya; 5. erect, mendirikan: they ~ed a monument to his memory, mereka mendirikan sebuah tugu utk memperingatinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foster | vi /membela, memelihara/ anak angkat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| domesticate | vt 1. (animal) membela jinak: dogs were ~d early in the history of man, anjing dibela jinak pd peringkat awal sejarah manusia; 2. (person) membuat [sso] menyukai kehidupan di rumah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foster | vt 1. bring up, memelihara, membela: she ~ed her brother’s children while he was in prison, dia memelihara anak-anak abangnya semasa abangnya masuk penjara; 2. stimulate, promote, menggalakkan, merangsang: slum conditions ~ crime, keadaan di kawasan sesak menggalakkan jenayah; the retired headmaster has always ~ed an interest in the history of the town among the schoolchildren, guru besar yg telah bersara itu selalu merangsang minat murid-murid sekolah utk mengetahui sejarah bandar itu; ~ a friendship, memupuk persahabatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fair1 | give so. a ~ hearing, memberi sso peluang membela dirinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mother | vt 1. care for so., st, memelihara, membela: Mrs James will ~ the abandoned baby till a home can be found for it, Puan James akan memelihara bayi yg ditinggalkan itu hingga ada orang yg sanggup membelanya; 2. pamper | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |