| loosen | vt 1. make less tight, melonggarkan: he ~ed his belt, dia melonggarkan tali pinggangnya; she ~ed her grip on the child’s arm, dia melonggarkan pegangannya pd lengan budak itu; can you ~ the cap on the jar for me?, bolehkah kamu longgarkan tutup balang itu utk saya; 2. often ~ up, make less compact, menggemburkan: can you ~ up the soil around the plant?, bolehkah kamu gemburkan tanah sekeliling pokok itu?; 3. reduce, weaken, (act.) merenggangkan, menjadikan renggang; (pass.) menjadi renggang: the former strong ties have been ~ed, hubungan yg dulunya kukuh kini menjadi renggang; 4. also ~ up, make less strict, melonggarkan: the customs regulations have been ~ed recently, undang-undang kastam telah dilonggarkan baru-baru ini; 5. (of the bowels) relieve from constipation, melegakan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| let 1 | c. loosen st, melonggarkan sst: having eaten too much he had to ~ out his belt, oleh sebab makan terlalu banyak dia terpaksa melonggarkan tali pinggangnya; d. enlarge garment, membesarkan sst; (seam) mengecilkan sst: the skirt needs ~ting out, skirt ini perlu dibesarkan; she ~ out the seam a little, dia mengecilkan kelim itu sedikit; e. reveal, divulge (information etc) mendedahkan sst: while chatting to friends she ~ the story out quite unintentionally, semasa berbual-bual dgn kawan dia mendedahkan cerita itu tanpa disedari; f. see vt (sense 4.); ~ out /cry, yell, etc/, menjerit: she ~ out a loud scream, dia menjerit kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| let 1 | c. loosen st, melonggarkan sst: having eaten too much he had to ~ out his belt, oleh sebab makan terlalu banyak dia terpaksa melonggarkan tali pinggangnya; d. enlarge garment, membesarkan sst; (seam) mengecilkan sst: the skirt needs ~ting out, skirt ini perlu dibesarkan; she ~ out the seam a little, dia mengecilkan kelim itu sedikit; e. reveal, divulge (information etc) mendedahkan sst: while chatting to friends she ~ the story out quite unintentionally, semasa berbual-bual dgn kawan dia mendedahkan cerita itu tanpa disedari; f. see vt (sense 4.); ~ out /cry, yell, etc/, menjerit: she ~ out a loud scream, dia menjerit kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ease | vt 1. lessen, a. (pain, anxiety, etc) mengurangkan: medicine that will ~ the pain, ubat yg akan mengurangkan kesakitan; b. (tension, pressure, etc) meredakan, mengendurkan; c. (burden) meringankan: to ~ so. of his burden, meringankan beban sso; 2. loosen, melonggarkan: to ~ a skirt at the waist, melonggarkan skirt pd bahagian pinggang; 3. move etc carefully, dgn perlahan-lahan + approp v: they ~d the wardrobe through the doorway, dgn perlahan-lahan mereka mengesotkan almari itu melalui pintu; he ~d the van out of the parking space, dia mengeluarkan van itu dr ruang letak kereta dgn perlahan-lahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unstring | vt 1. loose the string from (a musical instrument) melonggarkan tali; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| weaken | vt 1. cause to be weak in form and health, melemahkan: the illness has ~ed him, penyakit itu melemahkannya; 2. make less important, powerful or effective, (act.) melemahkan; (pass.) menjadi lemah: a succession of strikes has ~ed the industry, mogok yg berlaku berturut-turut telah melemahkan industri; the team has been ~ed by the absence of two leading players, pasukan itu menjadi lemah dgn ketiadaan dua orang pemain utamanya; 3. make less determined, melemahkan: the setback will not ~ his spirits, halangan itu tdk akan melemahkan semangatnya; 4. make lower in value, menjatuhkan nilai: the recent economic crisis has ~ed the currency, krisis ekonomi baru-baru ini telah menjatuhkan nilai mata wang itu; 5. cause to become less firm or more likely to break, (act.) melonggarkan; (pass.) menjadi longgar: constant pushing may ~ the catch on this door, selak di pintu itu boleh menjadi longgar sebab selalu ditolak-tolak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |