| boost | vt 1. encourage, merangsang: his presence ~ed our morale, kehadirannya merangsang semangat kami; 2. (colloq) also ~ up, push from below, menolak [sso] ke atas: he ~ed his son into the saddle, dia menolak anaknya naik ke atas pelana; 3. increase, menggalakkan; (prices) menaikkan: we need to ~ production by 20%, kita perlu menggalakkan pengeluaran supaya meningkat sebanyak 20%; to ~ the economy, menggalakkan pertumbuhan ekonomi; 4. promote (so.) vigorously, menaikkan nama; 5. (electr) menggalakkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| agitating | adj 1. causing motion, penggerak, menggerakkan, mengerak-gerakkan; 2. arousing, merangsang, memberangsangkan: ~ speech, ucapan yg merangsang; 3. upsetting, mengganggu fikiran, merunsingkan: ~ news, berita yg mengganggu fikiran; ~ incident, kejadian yg mengganggu fikiran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lash 1 | 4. attack verbally, ridicule, mengecam, menyelar: the art exhibition was ~ed by the critics, pameran seni itu telah dikecam oleh para pengkritik; 5. incite, merangsang: the speaker ~ed the crowd into a frenzy, pemidato itu merangsang orang ramai sehingga semangat mereka meluap-luap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foster | vt 1. bring up, memelihara, membela: she ~ed her brother’s children while he was in prison, dia memelihara anak-anak abangnya semasa abangnya masuk penjara; 2. stimulate, promote, menggalakkan, merangsang: slum conditions ~ crime, keadaan di kawasan sesak menggalakkan jenayah; the retired headmaster has always ~ed an interest in the history of the town among the schoolchildren, guru besar yg telah bersara itu selalu merangsang minat murid-murid sekolah utk mengetahui sejarah bandar itu; ~ a friendship, memupuk persahabatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| goad | vt 1. urge on with a goad, menggiring, menghalau: they ~ed the cattle into the pen, mereka menghalau lembu ke dlm kandang; 2. (provoke) mengapi-apikan; (annoy) memanaskan [hati sso]; (spur, urge) merangsang: the demonstrators were trying to ~ the soldiers into reacting to their taunts, penunjuk-penunjuk perasaan itu mencuba mengapi-apikan askar-askar itu supaya bertindak balas thdp ejekan mereka; their disregard of discipline ~ed the sports teacher into fury, sikap mereka yg tdk mempedulikan disiplin itu memanaskan hati guru sukan sehingga berang; his attempts to ~ his lazy friend into action had proved to be futile, usahanya utk merangsang kawannya yg pemalas itu supaya bertindak sia-sia saja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| excite | vt 1. arouse the feelings or passions of, (act.) menguja, merangsang; (pass.) teruja, terangsang: the close scores ~d the crowd, mata yg hampir sama menguja orang ramai; 2. (fml) elicit, evoke, menimbulkan, membangkitkan: his success ~d envy in his friends, kejayaannya menimbulkan perasaan iri hati kawan-kawannya; his story ~d my sympathy, kisahnya menimbulkan rasa belas kasihan saya; 3. (tech) menguja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intellectual | adj 1. a. of the intellect as opposed to the emotions, intelektual, daya fikir: ~ faculties, fakulti intelektual, ~ powers, kuasa daya fikir; b. needing, appealing to, using the intellect, intelektual, approp v + daya fikir: he is interested in more ~ pursuits, dia berminat dlm aktiviti-aktiviti yg merangsang daya fikir; the discussion was too ~ for him; he was really out his depth, baginya perbincangan itu memerlukan daya fikir yg terlalu tinggi or terlalu intelektual; dia langsung tdk memahaminya; ~ topics, tajuk-tajuk yg intelektual, perbincangan intelektual; 2. having, exhibiting high intellect, intelektual: she could be described as an ~ poet, dia dapat dikatakan sbg penyair yg intelektual; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| agitation | n 1. vigorous movement, a. (gen), (per)gerakan; b. (of liquid, water surface) kocakan; c. (of air) kisaran; 2. emotional disturbance, (keadaan) fikiran yg terganggu: be in a state of ~, dlm keadaan fikiran yg terganggu; 3. arousal of public concern, a. (when viewed favourably) pemerangsangan, merangsang, memberangsangkan; b. (when viewed unfavourably) penghasutan, pengacuman: the ~ against the proposed legislation, penghasutan thdp perundangan yg diusulkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| agitate | vt 1. move vigorously, shake, a. (gen) menggerak-gerakkan: leaves ~d by a strong wind, daun-daun yg digerak-gerakkan oleh angin kencang; b. (liquid, water surface) mengocak-ngocakkan: the wind ~d the surface of the lake, angin mengocak-ngocakkan air di permukaan tasik itu; c. (air) mengisarkan; 2. arouse, (when viewed favourably) merangsang, memberangsangkan; (when viewed unfavourably) menghasut, mengacum: the party ~d the people against the new regime, parti itu menghasut rakyat menentang rejim baru; 3. upset, a. (person) mengganggu fikiran, menggelisahkan, meresahkan; b. (mind) mengganggu, merunsingkan; c. (feelings) mengganggu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |