| harden | vt 1. make hard, solidify, mengeraskan: to ~ steel, mengeraskan keluli; 2. make hardy, robust, menjadikan [n] tegap dan tahan lasak: the exercises are designed to ~ the body, senaman-senaman itu dicipta utk menjadikan badan tegap dan tahan lasak; 3. make firmer, menguatkan: he ~ed his grip on the railing, dia menguatkan pegangannya pd kisi-kisi itu; 4. cause to be tough, unfeeling, (act.) menyebabkan [sso] bersikap keras; (pass.) menjadi orang yg (bersikap) keras: he was ~ed by his wartime experiences, dia menjadi orang yg bersikap keras disebabkan pengalamannya semasa perang; ~ o’s heart, mengeraskan hati; 5. make resolute, (act.) meneguhkan; (pass.) menjadi teguh: the latest incident has ~ed public opinion against the rebels, peristiwa yg terakhir itu telah meneguhkan pendapat umum utk menentang pemberontak-pemberontak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| back | vt 1. reverse, mengundurkan: to ~ a car into a garage, mengundurkan kereta masuk ke garaj; 2. also ~ up, support, menyokong: his confidence grew as more people ~ed him up, makin banyak orang yg menyokongnya makin bertambah keyakinannya; 3. also ~ up, substantiate, menguatkan, menyokong: to ~ up a statement with statistics, menguatkan kenyataan dgn statistik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| enforce | vt 1. implement, menguatkuasakan: the government will ~ the new law soon, kerajaan akan menguatkuasakan undang-undang baru itu tdk la lagi; 2. impose, memaksakan: he tried to ~ discipline on the children, dia mencuba memaksakan disiplin pd kanak-kanak itu; 3. reinforce (an argument, demand, etc) memperkukuh, mengukuhkan, memperkuat, menguatkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| amplify | vt 1. increase, meluaskan, memperluas: to ~ the jurisdiction of the court, meluaskan bidang kuasa mahkamah itu; 2. augment, elaborate, a. (statement, remark, etc) menghuraikan: he was asked to ~ his statement to make it more under standable, dia diminta menghuraikan kenyataannya supaya lebih dapat difahami; b. (account, story, etc) meluaskan: to ~ a story by adding details, meluaskan cerita dgn memasukkan perincian; 3. (electr) menguatkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |