| impoverish | vt (fml) 1. reduce to poverty, (act.) menyebabkan [sso, sst] /menjadi, jatuh/ miskin, memiskinkan; (pass.), /menjadi, jatuh/ miskin: the long war ~ed the country, peperangan yg berlarutan itu menyebabkan negara tersebut jatuh miskin; 2. exhaust fertility, richness, strength of, menanduskan: over-grazing had ~ed the soil, membiarkan lembu meragut rumput di padang itu secara berlebihan telah menanduskan tanah; lack of cultural activities would ~ our lives, kurangnya kegiatan kebudayaan akan menanduskan kehidupan kita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| waste | vt 1. use extravagantly or uselessly, membazirkan, membuang: you are only wasting money in repairing it, kamu hanya membazirkan wang membaikinya; he ~d too much energy early in the race, dia terlalu banyak membuang tenaga pd awal perlumbaan itu; 2. fail to take advantage of, melepaskan: he has had many opportunities, but has ~d them, dia mendapat peluang yg banyak tetapi dilepaskannya; 3. (usu pass.) be of no advantage, sia-sia: your advice is ~d on her, nasihat kamu kepadanya sia-sia sahaja; 4. cause to lose flesh, strength, etc, menyusutkan: the disease is wasting his body, penyakit itu semakin menyusutkan badannya; 5. make (farming land) useless by damage, menanduskan: drought has ~d the land, musim kemarau telah menanduskan tanah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| denude | vt 1. make bare, (act.) menggondolkan; (pass.) menjadi gondol: frost had ~d the trees, fros telah menggondolkan pokok-pokok itu; mountainsides ~d by wind and rain, lereng-lereng bukit yg menjadi gondol krn angin dan hujan; 2. deprive, a. (of attribute, hope, etc) memusnahkan: his involvement in the scandal had ~d him of all dignity, penglibatannya dlm skandal itu telah memusnahkan kehormatannya; b. (of possession) menandaskan, menanduskan: his creditors ~d him of every cent he possessed, pemiutangnya telah menandaskan setiap sen yg dipunyainya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |