| extinction | n 1. act of making extinct, state of being extinct, kepupusan, (menjadi) pupus: the ~ of these species of plant, kepupusan spesies tanaman ini; scientists fear that the panda is in danger of ~, ahli-ahli sains khuatir beruang panda akan menjadi pupus; hilltribes threatened with ~, puak bukit yg hampir pupus; 2. (fml) act of extinguishing, a. (fire) pemadaman; b. (hope etc) melenyapkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| posit | vt postulate, assume as fact,menganjurkan: several scenarios have been ~ed to explain the disappearance of the dinosaur,beberapa senario dianjurkan utk menerangkan kepupusan dinosaur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |