| lighten 2 | vt 1. make less heavy, meringankan: the balloon was ~ed by throwing out some sandbags, beberapa beg pasir dibuang utk meringankan belon itu; he ~ed his mother’s responsibilities by paying for some of the household bills, dia telah meringankan tanggungjawab ibunya dgn membayar beberapa bil keperluan rumah; 2. make less severe, mengurangkan: the government planned to ~ taxes, kerajaan telah merancang utk mengurangkan cukai; 3. make less oppressive, melegakan: the good news ~ed her heart, berita baik itu melegakan hatinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lighten 2 | vt 1. make less heavy, meringankan: the balloon was ~ed by throwing out some sandbags, beberapa beg pasir dibuang utk meringankan belon itu; he ~ed his mother’s responsibilities by paying for some of the household bills, dia telah meringankan tanggungjawab ibunya dgn membayar beberapa bil keperluan rumah; 2. make less severe, mengurangkan: the government planned to ~ taxes, kerajaan telah merancang utk mengurangkan cukai; 3. make less oppressive, melegakan: the good news ~ed her heart, berita baik itu melegakan hatinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| palliate | 2. mitigate, meringankan: these circumstances ~ the crime to some extent, keadaan-keadaan ini meringankan jenayah hingga ke takat tertentu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soft-pedal | vt (colloq) meringankan: the organization is trying to ~ its role in the scandal, organisasi itu mencuba meringankan peranannya dlm skandal tersebut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| commute | vt 1. (leg.) meringankan: to ~ the death sentence to life imprisonment, meringankan hukuman mati kpd penjara seumur hidup; 2. (electr) menukartertibkan; 3. change, menukarkan: he ~d his pension into a lump sum, dia menukarkan pencennya kpd bayaran sekaligus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soften | ~ the blow, meringankan beban sso: he broke the news as gently as he possibly could to ~ the blow, dia menyampaikan berita itu selembut mungkin utk meringankan beban mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| temper | vt 1. make less severe, meringankan, melembutkan: a judge who ~s justice with mercy, hakim yg meringankan hukuman krn rasa belas kasihan; the criticism was ~ed by some helpful suggestions, kritikan itu dilembutkan dgn m | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| palliative | 2. st that mitigates, meringankan + approp n: the administration’s new rules are merely ~s, peraturan-peraturan baru pihak pentadbiran itu semata-mata utk meringankan masalah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| extenuate | vt (leg.) meringankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mitigate | vt (fml) mengurangkan; (leg.) meringankan: his neighbour’s kindness did much to ~ his grief, kebaikan budi jirannya banyak mengurangkan rasa sedihnya; the government should try to ~ the effects of poverty and illiteracy, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |