| affirm | vt 1. assert firmly, menegaskan, menyatakan dgn tegas: he ~ed his loyalty to the King, dia menegaskan kesetiaannya kpd Raja; to ~ that one is telling the truth, menegaskan bahawa sso berkata benar; 2. (leg.) uphold, mengesahkan: the judgement was ~ed by the appellate court, keputusan itu disahkan oleh mahkamah rayuan. | 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 |
| declare | vt 1. proclaim, mengisytiharkan: a nation-wide strike was ~d, mogok seluruh negara telah diisytiharkan; the government ~d City Day a public holiday, kerajaan mengisytiharkan Hari Wilayah hari cuti am; 2. announce, mengisytiharkan, mengumumkan: the bank ~d a 5% dividend, bank itu mengisytiharkan dividen sebanyak 5%; to ~ the results of an election, mengumumkan keputusan pilihan raya; 3. pronounce, mengesahkan: he was ~d dead on arrival at the hospital, dia disahkan mati semasa sampai di hospital; to ~ so. a lunatic, mengesahkan sso itu gila; 4. state emphatically, menegaskan: he ~d that he was innocent, dia menegaskan bahawa dia tdk bersalah; she ~d that she was tired, dia menegaskan bahawa dia letih; 5. prove, reveal, membuktikan: the heavens ~ the glory of God, adanya cakerawala membuktikan keagungan Tuhan; 6. (taxable property or goods) mengisytiharkan, membuat pengakuan ttg: to ~ o’s assets, mengisytiharkan aset sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| emphasize, emphasise | vt 1. give emphasis to, menekankan, menegaskan, menitikberatkan: he ~d the importance of personal hygiene, dia menekankan pentingnya kebersihan diri; 2. stress (syllable, word, phrase) menekankan:“go to bed now,” he said, emphasising the last word, “pergi tidur sekarang,” katanya sambil menekankan kata yg terakhir; 3. reinforce, memperkuatkan lagi: his obvious sincerity ~s his warning, keikhlasannya yg ketara memperkuatkan lagi amarannya; 4. make sharper, clearer, memperjelas lagi: the sunlight ~s the shape of the mountain, cahaya matahari memperjelas lagi bentuk gunung itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| insist | vt 1. maintain positively, esp in the face of opposition, berkeras mengatakan, menegaskan: he ~ed that someone had framed him, dia berkeras mengatakan bahawa ada orang yg telah menaniayanya; 2. demand (that st must be done) mendesak, hendakkan, mahukan; (foll indirect speech) mendesak: she ~d that he should leave at once, dia mendesak supaya lelaki itu pergi pd masa itu juga; “you must come,” she ~ed, “kamu mesti datang,” dia mendesak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | be on ~ ground, mempunyai dasar yg /kukuh, teguh/: he is on ~ ground when he maintains that Malaysian women are beautiful, dia mempunyai dasar yg kukuh apabila menegaskan bahawa wanita Malaysia cantik-cantik; with a ~ hand, dgn tegas: the king ruled with a ~ hand for over thirty years, raja itu memerintah dgn tegas lebih drpd tiga puluh tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| accentuate | vt 1. see ACCENT (senses 1. & 2.); 2. make conspicuous, menyerlahkan, menampakkan lagi: eye make-up ~s the colour of the eyes, solekan mata menyerlahkan warna mata; the lighting ~s the cracks in the ceiling, cahaya lampu itu menampakkan lagi rekahan-rekahan di siling; 3. (fig.) emphasize, menonjolkan, menegaskan: incidents which ~ the instability of the region, kejadian-kejadian yg menonjolkan ketidakstabilan rantau tersebut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| emphasis | n 1. importance given to st, penekanan, penegasan: the ~ in this school is on academic work, penekanan di sekolah ini adalah kpd kerja-kerja ilmiah; /put, place, lay/ ~ on st, /meletakkan, memberikan/ /penekanan, penegasan/ pd sst, menitikberatkan sst; give ~ to, menekankan, menegaskan, menitikberatkan; 2. stress on syllable, word, phrase, tekanan: in the verb “increase”, the ~ falls on the last syllable, pd kata kerja “increase”, tekanannya adalah pd suku kata akhir. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |