| dominate | vt 1. have control over, menguasai, mendominasi: he allowed himself to be ~d by ambition, dia membiarkan dirinya dikuasai oleh cita-citanya; an aggresive woman who ~d her husband and family, seorang perempuan yg agresif yg menguasai suami dan keluarga; the problem that ~d his mind, masalah yg menguasai fikirannya; 2. be the most conspicuous in, /paling menonjol, dominan/ + approp prep: the woman’s figure ~s the picture, bentuk badan wanita itu paling menonjol dlm lukisan tersebut; the question of raising funds for rehabilitation ~d the discussion, soal mengumpulkan wang utk usaha pemulihan paling menonjol dlm perbincangan itu; 3. have a commanding place (in a certain area), /menguasai, mendominasi/ (pemandangan): the volcano ~s the landscape, gunung berapi menguasai pemandangan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| control | vt 1. command, menguasai: he ~s a large industrial concern, dia menguasai industri yg besar; the state was once ~led by the British, negara itu pernah dikuasai Inggeris; 2. restrain, mengawal; (tears) menahan, mengawal: you must ~ your temper, kamu mesti mengawal perasaan marah; she could not ~ her tears, dia tdk dapat menahan air matanya; 3. regulate, mengawal: to ~ the flow of water, mengawal aliran air; the rents in the city are ~led, sewa di kota dikawal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| subjugate | vt 1. overpower, menguasai, menaklukkan: Caesar conquered Gaul, and ~d its people, Caesar menaklukkan Gaul, dan menguasai penduduknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| overpowering | adj 1. very strong, amat kuat; (of desire, grief, sense of injustice, jealousy, etc) amat sangat; (of emotion) menguasai diri sso: the ~ smell of ammonia, bau amonia yg amat kuat; an ~ sense of loss, rasa kehilangan sst yg amat kuat; his ~ desire to serve the nation, cita-citanya yg amat kuat utk berbakti kpd negara; jealousy can be an ~ emotion, rasa cemburu dapat menguasai diri sso; 2. overbearing, terlalu menguasai orang lain: I find his personality rather ~, saya mendapati sahsiahnya terlalu menguasai orang lain. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| palm 1 | have so. in the ~ of o’s hand, menguasai sso: she has her husband in the ~ of her hand, dia menguasai suaminya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rule | vt 1. govern, have authority over, memerintah: a king who ~d his people wisely, raja yg memerintah rakyatnya dgn bijaksana; 2. have influence over, dominate, menguasai: don’t let your heart ~ your head, jangan biarkan hati kamu menguasai fikiran kamu; his wife ~s the household, isterinya menguasai rumah tangga; 3. decide authoritatively, decree, memutuskan bahawa: the chairman ~d the motion valid, pengerusi memutuskan bahawa usul itu sah; the judge ~d the question out of order, hakim itu memutuskan bahawa pertanyaan itu tdk boleh dipakai; 4. make a line (as) with a ruler, menggaris: he ~d the paper into columns, dia menggaris kertas itu menjadi beberapa lajur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | 12. occupy, memegang: he held the office of chairman for a number of years, dia memegang jawatan pengerusi utk beberapa tahun; 13. keep (interest, attention) of, menguasai: a novel that ~s the reader’s interest from beginning to end, sebuah novel yg menguasai minat pembacanya dr mula hingga akhir; to ~ an audience spellbound, menguasai penonton sehingga terpegun; 14. reserve, menyimpan: she’s ~ing the tickets for us, dia menyimpan tiket utk kita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dominion | n 1. control, rule, penguasaan: foreign ~ was hateful to them, penguasaan asing menjadi kebencian mereka; hold ~ over, have ~ of, menguasai, berkuasa di: they held ~ over many of the islands, mereka menguasai kebanyakan pulau itu; 2. territory under rule, control of, kawasan yg dikuasai, dominion: all the king’s ~s, kesemua kawasan yg dikuasai raja itu; 3. (formerly), (of self-governing territories of British Commonwealth) dominion: the D~ of Canada, Dominion Kanada. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| governing | adj 1. ruling, pemerintah: the aristocracy was once the ~ class, kaum aristokrat pernah menjadi kelas pemerintah; 2. administering, pentadbir: the ~ body of a school, badan pentadbir sesebuah sekolah; 3. determining, menguasai, mempengaruhi: his ~ principle in life, prinsip yg menguasai hidupnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devouring | adj 1. engulfing, sedang /menelan, memakan/ + approp n: ~ flame, api yg sedang menelan rumah itu; 2. (of look) lahap; 3. (of eyes) memandang dgn lahap; 4. engrossing, absorbing, menguasai sso: a ~ passion, perasaan ghairah yg menguasai sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |