| condescend | v 1. (derog) behave patronizingly, bersikap meninggikan diri: she never ~s to her employees, instead treats them as equals, dia tdk pernah bersikap meninggikan diri thdp pekerja-pekerjanya, malahan dia menganggap mereka sbg setaraf dengannya; 2. (derog) do st one considers below o’s position, berkenan; (ironical) menjatuhkan darjat sso: he actually ~ed to sit beside me, dia berkenan utk duduk di sebelah saya; perhaps your uncle would ~ to help me clean up this mess, sudi agaknya bapa saudara kamu menjatuhkan darjatnya untuk menolong saya membersihkan kotoran ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elevate | vt 1. move to higher position, mengangkat, menaikkan: to ~ the statue upon its base, mengangkat patung ke atas tapaknya; 2. cause to rise, menaikkan:the gas will ~ the balloon, gas akan menaikkan belon itu; 3. make higher, meninggikan: to ~ the railway lines, meninggikan landasan kereta api; 4. appoint (to exalted position) mengangkat: he was ~d to the position of Grand Vizier, dia diangkat menjadi Wazir Besar; 5. uplift, a. (morally) meninggikan akhlak; b. (intellectually) menambah pengetahuan: the new series of documentaries will, it is hoped, ~ the young viewers’ understanding, siri filem dokumentari yg baru itu, diharapkan, akan menambah pengetahuan penonton yg muda;6. (RC) mengangkat; 7. raise axis of (gun) mendongakkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heighten | vt 1. raise, meninggikan (lagi): the ceiling ought to be ~ed a little, siling itu patut ditinggikan sedikit lagi; 2. enhance, menyerlahkan: the lights ~ the beauty of the room, lampu-lampu menyerlahkan keindahan bilik itu; 3. increase, (act.) memuncakkan; (pass.) memuncak; (the effect of st) menambahkan: the comment ~ed his anger, komen itu memuncakkan kemarahannya; the lighting ~ed the dramatic effect of the place, pencahayaan menambahkan kesan dramatik tempat itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inflect | vt 1. (gram.) memfleksikan; 2. modulate, /mengubah-ubah, meninggikan atau merendahkan/ nada suara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inflection | n 1. (gram.) fleksi; 2. modulation of voice in speaking, pengubahan nada suara, meninggikan atau merendahkan nada suara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cringe | vi 1. shrink (from fear, humbleness) mengekot: the dog ~d every time his master raised his voice, anjing itu mengekot setiap kali tuannya meninggikan suaranya; 2. behave in servile way, fawn, terlalu merendahkan diri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |