| relieve | vt 1. ease or relieve from (pain, distress, etc) melegakan: this drug ~d the pain, ubat ini melegakan kesakitan; funds were collected to ~ suffering among the refugees, wang telah dipungut utk melegakan penderitaan di kalangan orang pelarian; 2. bring help to, memberikan bantuan kpd: measures to ~ the war-stricken area, langkah-langkah utk memberikan bantuan kpd kawasan yg dilanda peperangan; 3. lighten, reduce, melegakan: reading magazines will ~ the tedium of the journey, membaca majalah akan melegakan rasa jemu semasa perjalanan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cathartic | adj 1. katarsis: ~ agent, agen katarsis; 2. (fig.) melegakan emosi: ~ tears, tangisan yg melegakan emosi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assuagement | n 1. act of relieving, soothing, a. (grief, fear, anger, suffering, etc) pengurangan, meredakan; b. (pain) pengurangan, melegakan, meredakan, mengabar: drugs for the ~ of pain, ubat utk melegakan kesakitan; 2. act of satisfying, appeasing, (hunger) menghilangkan; (thirst) menghilangkan, memuaskan; (appetite, desire, craving) memuaskan; 3. act of calming, pacifying, penenteraman, menenangkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Allay | vt 1. reduce,(act.) mengurangkan; (pass. ) berkurang: the report ~ed his suspicion, laporan itu mengurangkan kecurigaannya; 2. relieve, melegakan, mengurangkan: a sedative which can ~ the pain, sedatif yg dapat melegakan kesakitan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assuage | vt 1. reduce, soothe, a. (grief, fear, anger, suffering, etc) mengurangkan, meredakan: to ~ so’s anxiety, mengurangkan kerisauan sso; to ~ so’s fear, mengurangkan ketakutan sso; b. (pain) melegakan, meredakan, mengurangkan, mengabar: the antacid gradually ~d the pain, antasid itu beransur-ansur melegakan kesakitan; 2. satisfy, appease, (hunger) menghilangkan; (thirst) menghilangkan, memuaskan; (appetite, desire, craving) memuaskan: there was more than enough to ~ his appetite, itu pun lebih drpd cukup utk memuaskan seleranya; 3. calm, pacify, menenteramkan, menenangkan: nothing I could say would ~ him, apa saja yg saya katakan tdk akan dapat menenteramkannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| itch | n 1. skin irritation, rasa gatal(-gatal): the lotion will soothe the ~, losyen itu akan melegakan rasa gatal; 2. strong or restless desire, longing, keinginan (yg kuat): she always has had an ~ to travel, dia memang mempunyai keinginan yg kuat utk mengembara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lighten 2 | vt 1. make less heavy, meringankan: the balloon was ~ed by throwing out some sandbags, beberapa beg pasir dibuang utk meringankan belon itu; he ~ed his mother’s responsibilities by paying for some of the household bills, dia telah meringankan tanggungjawab ibunya dgn membayar beberapa bil keperluan rumah; 2. make less severe, mengurangkan: the government planned to ~ taxes, kerajaan telah merancang utk mengurangkan cukai; 3. make less oppressive, melegakan: the good news ~ed her heart, berita baik itu melegakan hatinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lighten 2 | vt 1. make less heavy, meringankan: the balloon was ~ed by throwing out some sandbags, beberapa beg pasir dibuang utk meringankan belon itu; he ~ed his mother’s responsibilities by paying for some of the household bills, dia telah meringankan tanggungjawab ibunya dgn membayar beberapa bil keperluan rumah; 2. make less severe, mengurangkan: the government planned to ~ taxes, kerajaan telah merancang utk mengurangkan cukai; 3. make less oppressive, melegakan: the good news ~ed her heart, berita baik itu melegakan hatinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sugared | adj 1. coated with sugar, sira; 2. (fig.) manis: to soothe someone with ~ words, melegakan hati sso dgn kata-kata manis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| anxiety | n 1. uneasiness, kebimbangan, kerisauan, kecemasan, kekhuatiran: to wait with ~, menunggu dlm kebimbangan; news that might help relieve his ~, berita yg mungkin menolong melegakan kerisauannya; 2. earnest desire, hasrat, keinginan: ~ for promotion, hasrat utk naik pangkat; ~ to fulfil so’s wishes, hasrat utk memenuhi kehendak sso; 3. instance of feeling uneasy, worried, kebimbangan, kerisauan, kecemasan, kekhuatiran: to be plagued with anxieties, dihantui oleh kebimbangan; 4. (psychol) kerisauan, kebimbangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |