Definisi : 3. cause to be firmly settled or accepted, (act.) memantapkan kedudukan; (pass.) kedudukan [sso, sst] telah mantap: he soon ~ed himself as their leader, dlm masa yg singkat sahaja dia memantapkan kedudukannya sbg pemimpin mereka; the success of their latest model has ~ed the company as one of the world’s leading car manufacturers, kejayaan model terbaru mereka memantapkan kedudukan syarikat itu sbg salah sebuah syarikat pengeluar kereta yg ulung di dunia; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : b. make arrangements to speak (to so.) through wireless etc, menghubungi: due to some mechanical fault they were unable to ~ radio contact with the ship, disebabkan kerosakan mekanik mereka tdk dpt menghubungi kapal itu melalui radio; 2. (determine) memastikan; (prove) membuktikan: we have so far been unable to ~ where he was at the time, setakat ini kami tdk dapat memastikan di mana dia berada pd masa itu; an inquest was held to ~ the cause of death, satu inkues diadakan utk memastikan sebab kematian; it has been ~ed that the accused knew about her husband’s illegal dealings, telah dibuktikan bahawa yg tertuduh tahu ttg urusan haram suaminya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : the management has ~ed a new method for dealing with claims, pihak pengurusan telah mewujudkan cara baru utk menangani tuntutan; during those years she ~ed a close relationship with the Rector’s wife, dlm tahun-tahun tersebut dia telah menjalin hubungan yang rapat dgn isteri Rektor; ~ contact a. start having discussions, mengadakan kontak: the government’s feeble attempt to ~ contact with the rebel group has come in for a great deal of criticism, usaha lemah kerajaan utk mengadakan kontak dgn puak pemberontak telah menimbulkan banyak kritikan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. a. found, menubuhkan, mendirikan; (business) menubuhkan: the school was ~ed in 1904, sekolah itu didirikan pd tahun 1904; he ~ed the only clothing business in the town, dia menubuhkan satu-satunya perniagaan pakaian di bandar itu; b. bring about, create, mewujudkan; (relationship) menjalin: the ministry plans to ~ a new educational system, pihak kementerian akan mewujudkan sistem pendidikan yg baru; to ~ a precedent, mewujudkan satu duluan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)