| consecrate | vt 1. make or declare sacred, mentahbiskan, mentakdiskan: the bishop ~d the new church, biskop itu mentakdiskan gereja baru; 2. ordain, mentahbiskan, mentakdiskan: he was ~d Bishop of London, dia ditahbiskan sbg Biskop London; 3. devote, dedicate (os, o’s life) mengabdikan: he ~d his life to the service of God, dia mengabdikan hidupnya kpd Tuhan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dedicate | vt 1. consecrate, a. (building, cemetery) mentahbiskan: the new church will be ~d next Sunday, gereja baru itu akan ditahbiskan pd hari Ahad depan; b. (day) menjadikan hari utk /memperingati, mengenang/: 17th of March has been ~d to St. Patrick, 17hb Mac telah dijadikan hari utk memperingati St. Patrick; 2. devote, membaktikan: to ~ o’s life to helping the poor, membaktikan seluruh hidup sso membantu orang-orang miskin; he ~d his life to making his mother happy, dia membaktikan hidupnya utk menggembirakan ibunya; 3. (book, piece of music, etc) mendedikasikan, menujukan khas: the book was ~d to his wife, buku itu didedikasikan kpd isterinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ordain | vt 1. (in Christianity) officially make (so.) a priest, mentahbiskan: he was ~ed in 1976, dia ditahbiskan pd tahun 1976; 2. decree, (by authority) memerintahkan; (by God, fate) mentakdirkan; (by law) mendekrikan: their meeting was ~ed by fate, mereka ditakdirkan bertemu; God has ~ed that it should happen, Tuhan telah mentakdirkan perkara itu berlaku; this is the punishment ~ed by law, inilah hukuman yg didekrikan oleh undang-undang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |