| irrigate | vt 1. supply (land) with water (by building canals, digging ditches, etc) mengairi: to ~ vast tracts of desert for cultivation, mengairi kawasan gurun yg luas utk dijadikan tanah pertanian; 2. (med) mencuci, membasuh: to ~ a wound, membasuh luka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| divert | vt 1. deflect, mengubah /haluan, arah/, melencongkan: the river was ~ed to irrigate the area, sungai itu telah diubah haluannya utk mengairi kawasan itu; 2. distract, (act.) mengalihkan; (pass) beralih: the children’s attention was ~ed to the game outside, perhatian kanak-kanak itu telah beralih ke permainan di luar; 3. (old-fashioned) amuse, entertain, (act.) menghiburkan; (pass.) terhibur: the children were ~ed by the cartoon movies, kanak-kanak itu terhibur oleh filem-filem kartun; 4. (money etc) memindahkan: the money was ~d to a more urgent project, wang itu telah dipindahkan ke projek yg lebih mendesak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flood | vt 1. inundate, a. (act.) membanjiri; (pass.) banjir, kebanjiran: the whole town was ~ed, seluruh bandar itu banjir; b. (fig.) membanjiri: applicants ~ed the office, pemohon-pemohon membanjiri pejabat itu; the agency was ~ed with offers, agensi itu dibanjiri dgn tawaran; 2. cause to rise in a flood, (act.) menyebabkan [sst] /banjir, kebanjiran/; (pass.) banjir, kebanjiran: heavy rains ~ed the river, hujan lebat menyebabkan sungai banjir; 3. irrigate, mengairi: they use irrigation canals to ~ the rice-fields, mereka menggunakan terusan pengairan utk mengairi sawah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |