| fortify | b. (mentally, morally) memperkuat, memperkukuh: to ~ themselves, they began singing hymns, utk memperkuat semangat, mereka mula menyanyikan lagu-lagu mazmur; 3. make (resolve, idea, etc) stronger or firmer, memperkukuh, memperkuat: their opposition only fortified his determination to carry the plan through, tentangan mereka hanya memperkuat azamnya utk melaksanakan rancangan itu; 4. enrich, memperkuat: bread fortified with vitamins, roti yg diperkuat dgn vitamin; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reinforce | vt 1. strengthen (a military force, group) memperkuat, memperkukuh: two extra destroyers were sent to ~ the fleet, dua lagi kapal pemusnah telah dihantar utk memperkuat angkatan perang itu; 2. give added strength, support to, memperteguh: the elbows of his jacket are ~d with leather patches, bahagian siku jaket itu diperteguh dgn tampalan kulit; steel rods are used to ~ the concrete pillars, rod keluli digunakan utk memperteguh tiang konkrit; 3. make more forcible or convincing, memperteguh, memperkukuh: his reply ~d my argument, jawapannya memperteguh hujah saya; she ~d her words with many dramatic gestures, dia memperkukuh kata-katanya dgn banyak gerak isyarat dramatik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| batten1 | vt memperkukuh dgn /beroti, belebas/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brace | ~ ( st) up, a. strengthen st, /memperkukuh, memperteguh/ sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| batten1 | ~ down; ~ down the hatches, memperkukuh /bari, hac/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| seal 1 | /put, set/ the ~ on, (fig.), (make stronger) memperkukuh; (make more certain how st is going to be) memeterai; under ~ of secrecy, (fig.) sbg sst yg /rahsia, sulit/: the information was given under the ~ of secrecy, maklumat itu diberi sbg sst yg sulit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tie | 3. bond, pertalian, hubungan: we want to strengthen our ~s with Indonesia, kami mahu memperkukuh pertalian kami dgn Indonesia; the ~ between mother and child, pertalian antara ibu dgn anak; family ~s, pertalian keluarga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| withdraw | 5. cause to retreat, mengundurkan: our troops have been ~n to reinforce the attack in the West, askar-askar kami telah diundurkan utk memperkukuh serangan di sebelah Barat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| consolidate | vt 1. unite, combine, menggabungkan, menyatukan; (debt, fund, etc) menyatukan: made plans to ~ the 3 companies, merancang utk menggabungkan ketiga-tiga syarikat itu; 2. strengthen, mengukuhkan, memperkukuh: to ~ o’s position, mengukuhkan kedudukan sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bolster | vt also ~ up, 1. support with a pillow, menyandarkan [sso] pd bantal: the patient sat ~ed up in his bed, pesakit itu duduk di katilnya tersandar pd bantal; 2. (fig.), (support) menyokong, menunjang; (strengthen) memperkuat, memperkukuh: the new evidence ~ed his argument, bukti-bukti yg baru itu memperkuat hujahnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |