| small | adj 1. not large, little, kecil: ~ animals like white mice and guinea-pigs are often kept as pets, binatang-binatang kecil spt tikus putih dan tikus belanda dipelihara sbg binatang kesayangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preserve | vt 1. a. maintain in a particular condition, i. (democracy, resources, etc) mengekalkan, memelihara: human rights must be ~d at all costs, hak asasi manusia mestilah dipelihara dgn apa cara pun; it’s the duty of the police to ~ law and order, memang menjadi tugas pihak polis memelihara undang-undang dan ketenteraman awam; ii. (eyesight etc) menjaga: if you want to ~ your eyesight, don’t read in poor light, kalau kamu hendak menjaga mata kamu, janganlah membaca dlm cahaya yg malap; iii. (wood, leather, etc) memelihara: a coat of varnish will help to ~ the wood, lapisan varnis akan dapat membantu memelihara kayu itu; iv. (person) sihat dan kuat: a very well ~d woman of seventy, seorang wanita yg berumur tujuh puluh tahun yg begitu sihat dan kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nurture | vt 1. care for, memelihara, membela; (soil, land) memupuk: the woman who ~d me as if I were her own child, wanita yg telah membela saya spt anaknya sendiri; the orchids were ~d in a greenhouse, pokok-pokok anggerik itu dipelihara di dlm rumah tanaman; 2. cause to develop, memupuk: plenty of reading ~s the intellect, banyak membaca memupuk daya fikir. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| venerable | adj 1. commanding respect through age and wisdom, dihormati: a ~ leader and statesman, pemimpin dan negarawan yg dihormati; 2. impressive by reason of age and historical associations, mengagumkan dan dianggap penting: ~ old buildings should be preserved, bangunan-bangunan tua yg mengagumkan dan dianggap penting seharusnya dipelihara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rear 2 | vt 1. bring up, membesarkan, memelihara, membela: he was ~ed by his grandparents, dia dibesarkan oleh datuk neneknya; 2. breed, menternakkan: they ~ cattle on their farm, mereka menternakkan lembu di ladang mereka; 3. grow, memelihara, membela: the seedlings are ~ed in glass houses, anak-anak benih itu dipelihara dlm rumah kaca; 4. raise, lift up, menegakkan, mencodakkan: the snake ~ed its head, ular itu menegakkan kepalanya; 5. erect, mendirikan: they ~ed a monument to his memory, mereka mendirikan sebuah tugu utk memperingatinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |