| tone | ~ st down, a. make st less bright, melembutkan sst: you’ll have to ~ down the yellow, kamu perlu melembutkan warna kuning itu; b. make st less loud, /melembutkan, merendahkan/ sst; (radio etc) memperlahankan: mother ~d down her voice when Flora started crying, emak melembutkan suaranya apabila Flora mula menangis; please ~ down the radio. It’s too loud, tolong perlahankan radio itu. Kuat sangat bunyinya; c. make less violent, moderate, melembutkan: please ~ down your language, tolong lembutkan bahasa kamu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tenderize, tenderise | vt melembutkan: to ~ meat, melembutkan daging. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disarming | adj that makes one less angry or hostile, melembutkan hati: a ~ smile, senyuman yg melembutkan hati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soften | 3. cause to become more sympathetic, melembutkan: nothing we said or did could ~ her attitude towards us, tdk ada apa yg kami katakan atau lakukan yg dapat melembutkan sikapnya thdp kami; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soften | vt 1. cause to become soft, melembutkan: ~ the putty by rolling it in your hand, lembutkan dempul dgn menggentelnya dlm tangan; a cream that ~s the skin, krim yg melembutkan kulit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soften | 4. subdue, make less harsh (light, sound, outline, etc) melembutkan: the lighting in this room is a little harsh; you’ll need to ~ it, cahaya di dlm bilik ini agak terang; kamu perlu melembutkannya sedikit; the dim light ~ed his craggy features, cahaya yg malap itu melembutkan raut mukanya yg bersegi-segi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| macerate | vt soften by soaking in water, melembutkan [sst] dgn merendamnya (di dlm air): the bark was ~d for a few hours,kulit kayu dilembutkan dgn merendamnya di dlm air buat beberapa jam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soften | b. butter so. up, /melunakkan, melembutkan/ hati sso: before you ask him for a loan, ~ him up first, sebelum kamu memohon pinjaman darinya, lunakkanlah hatinya dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| temper | vt 1. make less severe, meringankan, melembutkan: a judge who ~s justice with mercy, hakim yg meringankan hukuman krn rasa belas kasihan; the criticism was ~ed by some helpful suggestions, kritikan itu dilembutkan dgn m | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disarm | vt 1. deprive of weapon, melucutkan senjata: the captured troops were ~ed, askar-askar yg ditawan itu dilucutkan senjata mereka; 2. make less angry or hostile, melembutkan hati: at first he was angry with his secretary but she managed to ~ him with her winning smiles, pd mulanya, dia marah thdp setiausahanya tetapi senyuman menawan setiausahanya melembutkan hatinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |