| cultivate | he only ~s the friendship of those who will be of use to him, dia hanya memupuk persahabatan dgn orang-orang yg akan mendatangkan manfaat kepadanya; to ~ a sense of responsibility, memupuk rasa tanggungjawab; reading will ~ your mind, membaca dapat membina fikiran; he has ~d a French accent, dia telah memperoleh telor Perancis; 5. (often showing disapproval) try hard to develop friendship with (so.) mencuba berbaik-baik dgn [sso]; | 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 |
| edifying | adj /meneguhkan, membina, memupuk/ keimanan dan akhlak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| edify | vt /meneguhkan, membina, memupuk/ keimanan dan akhlak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nourish | vt menyuburkan, memberikan khasiat kpd: milk ~es babies, susu menyuburkan bayi; we need well-balanced food to ~ our bodies, kita memerlukan makanan yg seimbang utk menyuburkan tubuh badan kita; 2. (fig.) memupuk: he ~ed the hope that one day they would reconcile, dia memupuk harapan bahawa satu hari nanti mereka akan berbaik-baik semula; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| educate | vt 1. teach, mendidik, mengajar: parents should ~ their children to behave well, ibu bapa harus mengajar anak-anak mereka supaya berkelakuan baik; 2. provide schooling for, memberikan pelajaran kpd: it costs a great deal now to ~ a child, besar perbelanjaannya sekarang ini utk memberikan pelajaran kpd kanak-kanak; 3. train for particular trade, melatih: to ~ the blind for useful work, melatih orang-orang buta membuat kerja-kerja yg berfaedah;4. develop, memupuk: his teacher tried to ~ his taste in art, gurunya mencuba memupuk minatnya thdp seni; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cultivation | n act of, a. (preparing land for crops) mengerjakan, mengusahakan; be under ~, sedang /dikerjakan, diusahakan/; bring land under ~, /mengerjakan, mengusahakan /tanah; b. (planting, raising) penanaman: rice ~, penanaman padi; c. (developing, improving by education, training or study) pemupukan, memupuk; (of mind) pembinaan; (of accent) pemerolehan: the ~ of a sense of good manners, pemupukan tingkah laku yg baik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foster | vt 1. bring up, memelihara, membela: she ~ed her brother’s children while he was in prison, dia memelihara anak-anak abangnya semasa abangnya masuk penjara; 2. stimulate, promote, menggalakkan, merangsang: slum conditions ~ crime, keadaan di kawasan sesak menggalakkan jenayah; the retired headmaster has always ~ed an interest in the history of the town among the schoolchildren, guru besar yg telah bersara itu selalu merangsang minat murid-murid sekolah utk mengetahui sejarah bandar itu; ~ a friendship, memupuk persahabatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cultivate | n vt 1. prepare land for crop, till, mengerjakan, mengusahakan: he cultivated the rice fields across the river, dia mengerjakan sawah padi di seberang sungai; 2. plant, raise, menanam: a plant ~d for its aromatic seeds, pokok yg ditanam utk mendapatkan bijinya yg wangi; 3. break up (ground) with hoe, cultivator, menggemburkan; 4. develop, improve by education, training or study, memupuk; (mind) membina; (accent) memperoleh: good habits that can be ~d, tabiat baik yg dapat dipupuk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |