| prosecute | vt 1. conduct legal proceedings against so., mendakwa: the police decided not to ~ the driver, pihak polis memutuskan utk tdk mendakwa pemandu itu; there was a big board outside the gate saying “Trespassers will be ~d,” ada papan tanda besar terletak di depan pintu pagar yg tertulis “Penceroboh akan didakwa”;2. (fml) continue steadily, meneruskan: we must ~ the war with all our energy, kita mesti meneruskan peperangan ini dgn segala keupayaan kita; the inquiry was ~d with great vigour, penyiasatan itu diteruskan dgn giatnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |