| brighten | vt also ~ up, 1. cast light on, menerangi: the moon ~ed the landscape, bulan menerangi kawasan itu; 2. make more shiny, mengilatkan, mengilaukan: a good polishing will ~ up the silverware, barang-barang perak itu dapat dikilatkan jika digilap dgn baik; 3. make more vivid, menerangkan, mencerahkan, membuat sst /terang, cerah/: he ~ed the picture by adding touches of red, dia menerangkan gambar itu dgn membubuh warna merah sedikit di sana sini; 4. make more auspicious, mencerahkan, membuat [n] cerah: a change in management ~ed his prospects, pertukaran pihak pengurusan membuat harapannya cerah; 5. make more cheerful, enliven, memeriahkan: his presence ~ed up the rather dull occasion, kehadirannya memeriahkan majlis yg agak membosankan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| black | vt 1. make black with a blow, melebamkan: he ~ed his rival’s eye, dia melebamkan mata lawannya; 2. polish (shoes, boots) with blacking, membelaking, mengilatkan [n] dgn belaking; 3. declare a boycott on, memulaukan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |