| infiltrate | vi 1. menyerap, meresap: water had ~d into the walls, air telah menyerap ke dlm dinding itu; 2. (fig.), /menyeludup, menyusup/ masuk: anti-government elements had ~ed into the armed forces, anasir antikerajaan telah menyeludup masuk ke dlm angkatan tentera; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| absorb | vt 1. suck up, take in, menyerap: cotton wool ~s water, kapas menyerap air; a material capable of ~ing sound, sejenis bahan yg dapat menyerap bunyi; to ~ the contents of a book, menyerap kandungan sesebuah buku; 2. use up, engage, a. (so’s attention, interest) menuntut: his work ~s all his attention, kerjanya menuntut seluruh perhatiannya; b. (time) menghabiskan, mengambil; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drink | vt 1. consume, (me)minum; (accidentally) terminum: she doesn’t ~ tea, dia tdk minum teh; he drank the poison which was intended for his wife, dia terminum racun yg ditujukan pd isterinya; 2. consume content of, (me)minum; (accidentally) terminum: he can ~ cans of beer without getting drunk, dia boleh minum bertin-tin bir tanpa menjadi mabuk; 3. also ~ in, ~ up, absorb, menyerap: the soil was so dry that it drank up all the rain-water, tanah itu terlalu kering sehingga ia menyerap kesemua air hujan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adopt | vt 1. take as o’s own, mengambil [sso] sbg anak angkat: to ~ an orphan, mengambil anak yatim sbg anak angkat; 2. accept and follow, /mengambil, menerima/ dan mengamalkan; (religious beliefs) menganut: to ~ new methods of teaching, mengambil dan mengamalkan kaedah-kaedah mengajar yg baru; to ~ Islam, menganut agama Islam; 3. take up, mengambil, menyerap: to ~ an idea, mengambil idea; many Arabic words were ~ed into Malay, banyak perkataan Arab telah diserap ke dlm bahasa Melayu; 4. accept, menerima: the report was ~ed by Parliament, laporan itu diterima oleh Parlimen; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| capacity | n 1. ability, power, keupayaan: man’s ~ to survive under stress, keupayaan manusia hidup dlm keadaan tertekan; the ~ of warm air to absorb moisture, keupayaan udara panas menyerap kelembapan; a child’s ~ for happiness, keupayaan kanak-kanak utk bergembira; 2. volume, muatan, isian: a water tank with a 200 litre ~, sebuah tangki air yg mempunyai muatan 200 liter; cranial ~, isian tengkorak; 3. power, keupayaan: lifting ~ of 1, 000 kilograms, keupayaan mengangkat seberat 1, 000 kilogram; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |