| propagate | ~ os, membiak: plants ~ themselves in the right environment, tumbuhan membiak di tempat yg sesuai; 2. (fml) spread (information, idea, etc) widely, disseminate, menyebarluaskan: he started a weekly publication to ~ his ideas, dia menerbitkan sebuah akhbar mingguan utk menyebarluaskan buah fikirannya; 3. (fml) transmit (sound waves, vibration, etc) merambatkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| propagate | vi membiak: rats usually ~ and flourish in paddy fields, tikus selalunya membiak dan hidup subur dlm sawah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reproduce | vi 1. produce offspring, membiak: fungi ~ by means of spores, kulat membiak melalui spora; 2. turn out in a specified way when copied, keluar semula: sounds that ~ well in recordings, bunyi yg keluar semula dgn baik dlm rakaman; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breed | vi 1. produce offspring, membiak, berkembang biak: mosquitoes ~ in stagnant water, nyamuk membiak dlm air yg bertakung; 2. generate, menjadi-jadi: crime usually ~s in big cities, jenayah sering kali menjadi-jadi di bandar-bandar besar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cross-breed | vt membiak baka kacuk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breeder | n 1. person causing the propagation (of cattle, sheep, etc) pembiak baka; 2. st that reproduces (to excess) (binatang yg) mudah /membiak, berkembang biak/: rabbits are ~s, arnab ialah binatang yg mudah membiak; 3. animal kept for breeding purposes, baka utk pembiakan; 4. source, cause, punca: a ~ of discontent, punca rasa tdk puas hati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| side | on the ~, (colloq) a. as a sideline, secara sampingan: she is a public servant, but makes a little money on the ~ by breeding Persian cats, dia pegawai kerajaan, tetapi mendapat wang sedikit secara sampingan dgn membiak kucing Parsi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vigour | n 1. active physical or mental strength, bertenaga dan sihat: since his illness he seems to lack ~, sejak sakit, dia kelihatan kurang bertenaga dan kurang sihat; 2. capacity for natural growth, kesuburan; with ~, (dgn) subur: the vine grows with great ~, spreading rapidly, pokok menjalar itu hidup sangat subur dan membiak dgn cepat; 3. the prime or height, puncak: in the ~ of manhood, di puncak kelelakian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grow | 2. become, menjadi; (gradually) semakin, bertambah: he grew rich by swindling people, dia menjadi kaya dgn cara menipu orang; as one ~s older one becomes more tolerant, semakin tua, seseorang itu akan menjadi lebih bertoleransi; the chug of the train grew faint, bunyi cag-cag kereta api itu semakin sayup kedengaran; 3. increase, a. (in size) membesar: the cells multiplied and grew, sel-sel membiak dan membesar; b. (in height), (bertambah) tinggi: the child has ~n since I last saw her, budak itu bertambah | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |