| exaggerate | vi membesar-besarkan cerita: he was exaggerating when he said that several hundred people attended the party, dia membesar-besarkan cerita apabila dia berkata bahawa beratus-ratus orang menghadiri majlis itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| enlarge | vi grow larger, menjadi besar, membesar; (of photograph) menjadi besar: the tree trunk will ~ as it gets older, batang pokok itu akan membesar apabila semakin tua; this photograph should ~ well, gambar foto ini seharusnya menjadi besar dgn baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| growing | adj 1. a. (in size) sedang membesar: usually a ~ child has a good appetite, biasanya, budak-budak yg sedang membesar mempunyai selera makan yg baik; b. (in number), (semakin) bertambah: a ~ population, bilangan yg semakin bertambah; c. (in degree) semakin /+ approp adj, bertambah /: the ~ animosity between them, permusuhan yg semakin mendalam antara mereka; 2. rel to, suitable for growth, pertumbuhan: ~ season, musim pertumbuhan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exaggerate | vt 1. enlarge (st) beyond the truth, membesar-besarkan: as usual she ~d her difficulties, spt biasa dia membesar-besarkan kesukarannya; 2. cause to appear more obvious, menonjolkan lagi [sst]: the gathers ~s the largeness of her bosom, kedut-kedut itu menonjolkan lagi buah dadanya yg besar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grower | n 1. person who grows plants, penanam: vegetable ~s, penanam sayur; 2. plant growing in a certain way, membesar: that bush is a slow ~, pokok renek itu lambat membesar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| goose | all his geese are swans, membesar-besarkan cerita ttg sso; cook so’s ~, merosakkan + approp n: there’s no one to blame but himself – he cooked his own ~ when he quarelled with the boss, tdk ada siapa yg harus disalahkan – dia telah merosakkan peluangnya sendiri krn bergaduh dgn bos. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| growing pains | n 1. sakit-sakit sendi (krn hendak membesar); 2. (fig.) masalah peringkat permulaan: the car industry is still suffering from its ~, industri kereta masih lagi menghadapi masalah peringkat permulaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exaggeration | n 1. act of exaggerating(perbuatan) membesar-besarkan (cerita); 2. result of exaggerating, tokok tambah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| glorify | vt 1. worship, a. (God) memuji, memuliakan, mengagungkan, membesarkan; b. (deities, saints, etc) memuja, mendewakan; 2. extol, praise, mendewakan, mengagungkan, membesarkan; (excessively) mendewa-dewakan, mengagung-agungkan, membesar-besarkan: great achievements which have been glorified in speech and writing, pencapaian besar yg telah didewa-dewakan dlm bentuk lisan dan tulisan; politicians should not be glorified, ahli-ahli politik tdk sepatutnya diagung-agungkan; 3. (derog) make so., st more splendid or important than they really are, membesar-besarkan: he dislikes anything which tends to ~ war, dia tdk menyukai apa-apa yg nampaknya akan membesar-besarkan peperangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dramatize, dramatise | vt 1. adapt (story, novel, etc) as a play, mendramakan, mendramatisasi, menyandiwarakan: to ~ a short story, mendramakan sebuah cerita pendek; 2. (derog) present (event etc) in dramatic manner, membesar-besarkan: she always ~s the things that happen to her, dia selalu membesar-besarkan perkara-perkara yg berlaku kepadanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |