| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| inflate | 3. puff up, [various translations]: his son’s success ~d him with pride, kejayaan anaknya menyebabkan dia berasa sangat bangga; he tends to ~ his importance to the organization, dia cenderung membesar-besarkan betapa pentingnya dia pd organisasi itu; although the economy is showing signs of recovery, it would not be wise to ~ expectations, walaupun terdapat tanda-tanda bahawa ekonomi beransur pulih, tdk wajar bagi kita membuat harapan orang ramai melambung; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aggrandize, aggrandise | vt 1. increase power, wealth, influence etc of, mengagungkan kedudukan: a man who took every opportunity to~ himself and his family, lelaki yg mengambil kesempatan apa sahaja utk mengagungkan kedudukan dirinya dan keluarganya; a new conquest that ~d the city-state, penaklukan baru yg mengagungkan kedudukan negara kota itu; 2. exaggerate, magnify, membesar-besarkan: in aggrandizing the one he depreciated the other, dgn membesar-besarkan yg satu dia mengecil-ngecilkan yg satu lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| blow1 | ~ up, a. arise with the wind, membadai: there’s a storm ~ing up at sea, ribut sedang membadai di laut; b. come to the fore, meletus: trouble is ~ing up again, kekacauan meletus semula; c. explode, meletup, meledak: the bomb blew up, bom itu meletup; ~ st up, a. fill with air, mengisi angin: to ~ up a tyre, mengisi angin tayar; b. cause to explode, meletupkan: the soldiers blew up the bridge, askar-askar meletupkan jambatan itu; c. enlarge (photograph) membesarkan; d. exaggerate, membesar-besarkan: the affair had been ~n up by the newspapers, kisah itu telah dibesar-besarkan oleh pihak akhbar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |