| expand | vt 1. a. increase the size, volume of (liquid, gas, metal, etc) mengembangkan; b. cause to become greater in number, membesarkan, memperbesar: plans are under way to ~ the Royal Navy, rancangan sedang dijalankan utk memperbesar Angkatan Tentera Laut Diraja; 2. cause to become bigger, more successful, etc, (business, trade, operations, etc) mengembangkan, memperluas; (horizons, influence) memperluas; (empire) memperluas: the bank will soon ~ its operations by setting up two new branches in Perak, bank itu akan mengembangkan operasinya dgn membuka dua cawangan baru di Perak; 3. make (argument, ideas, story, etc more detailed) mengembangkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elaborate | vt 1. work out in detail, memperincikan, mengerjakan [sst] secara terperinci: this proposal needs to be ~d before we can consider it, cadangan ini perlu diperincikan terlebih dahulu, baru kami boleh mempertimbangkannya; 2. expand, mengembangkan; (to perfection) menyempurnakan: it took Darwin many years to ~ his theory of evolution, Darwin mengambil masa bertahun-tahun utk mengembangkan teori evolusinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dilate | vt 1. expand, mengembangkan; 2. (eyes) membeliakkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |