| tighten | vt 1. hold firmly or securely, menguatkan, mengukuhkan: the wrestler ~ed his hold on his opponent, penggusti itu menguatkan pegangannya thdp lawannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prop 1 | b. support st which is likely to fail, menampung sst; (person’s morale, self-esteem, etc) menguatkan: the increase in the price of rubber helped to ~ up the country’s economy, kenaikan harga getah membantu menampung ekonomi negeri itu; he tried to ~ up his friend’s failing courage, dia mencuba menguatkan semangat kawannya yg telah lemah; c. rest hand, feet on st, menggalangkan: the old man sat with his feet ~ped up on a stool, orang tua itu duduk sambil kakinya digalangkan pd sebuah bangku. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| refuel | vt 1. mengisikan + approp n pd: we ~led the plane at Dhubai, kami mengisikan minyak pd kapal terbang di Dhubai; 2. make one’s feelings stronger, menguatkan: the latest development ~led our hopes of an amicable solution to our problems, perkembangan terbaru itu menguatkan harapan kami utk menyelesaikan masalah-masalah secara damai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| harden | vt 1. make hard, solidify, mengeraskan: to ~ steel, mengeraskan keluli; 2. make hardy, robust, menjadikan [n] tegap dan tahan lasak: the exercises are designed to ~ the body, senaman-senaman itu dicipta utk menjadikan badan tegap dan tahan lasak; 3. make firmer, menguatkan: he ~ed his grip on the railing, dia menguatkan pegangannya pd kisi-kisi itu; 4. cause to be tough, unfeeling, (act.) menyebabkan [sso] bersikap keras; (pass.) menjadi orang yg (bersikap) keras: he was ~ed by his wartime experiences, dia menjadi orang yg bersikap keras disebabkan pengalamannya semasa perang; ~ o’s heart, mengeraskan hati; 5. make resolute, (act.) meneguhkan; (pass.) menjadi teguh: the latest incident has ~ed public opinion against the rebels, peristiwa yg terakhir itu telah meneguhkan pendapat umum utk menentang pemberontak-pemberontak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| back | vt 1. reverse, mengundurkan: to ~ a car into a garage, mengundurkan kereta masuk ke garaj; 2. also ~ up, support, menyokong: his confidence grew as more people ~ed him up, makin banyak orang yg menyokongnya makin bertambah keyakinannya; 3. also ~ up, substantiate, menguatkan, menyokong: to ~ up a statement with statistics, menguatkan kenyataan dgn statistik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| enforce | vt 1. implement, menguatkuasakan: the government will ~ the new law soon, kerajaan akan menguatkuasakan undang-undang baru itu tdk la lagi; 2. impose, memaksakan: he tried to ~ discipline on the children, dia mencuba memaksakan disiplin pd kanak-kanak itu; 3. reinforce (an argument, demand, etc) memperkukuh, mengukuhkan, memperkuat, menguatkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| amplify | vt 1. increase, meluaskan, memperluas: to ~ the jurisdiction of the court, meluaskan bidang kuasa mahkamah itu; 2. augment, elaborate, a. (statement, remark, etc) menghuraikan: he was asked to ~ his statement to make it more under standable, dia diminta menghuraikan kenyataannya supaya lebih dapat difahami; b. (account, story, etc) meluaskan: to ~ a story by adding details, meluaskan cerita dgn memasukkan perincian; 3. (electr) menguatkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |