| justify | 2. demonstrate that (st) is reasonable, correct, menunjukkan [sst] berasas: his reaction justifies our suspicion that he was involved in the crime, reaksinya menunjukkan rasa curiga kami bahawa dia terlibat dlm jenayah itu berasas; 3. be good reason for, dijadikan /alasan, justifikasi/: nothing can ~ such cruelty, tdk ada apa pun yg dapat dijadikan alasan bagi kekejaman sedemikian; the fact that he annoyed you does not ~ you hitting him, walaupun dia menyakitkan hati kamu, ini tdk dapat dijadikan alasan utk menumbuknya; 4. adjust (text) so that the left-hand and right-hand margins are straight, mengimbangkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| justify | vt 1. prove or explain that st is right, reasonable, valid, etc, memberikan /justifikasi, alasan yg kuat/ atas: they were taken to task and asked to ~ their action, mereka dimarahi dan diminta memberikan alasan yg kuat bagi tindakan mereka; can you ~ the statement you’ve just made, boleh kamu berikan alasan yg kuat bagi kenyataan yg kamu buat tadi?; ~ os, membela diri sso: I feel I do not need to ~ myself, saya rasa tdk perlu saya membela diri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| excuse | ~ me, sorry, pardon, maaf; ~ os, a. justify oneself, memberikan alasan: he ~d himself by saying that he had just started work, dia memberikan alasan dgn mengatakan bahawa dia baru bekerja; b. ask permission to leave, meminta /diri, izin/: he ~d himself and left, dia meminta diri lalu pergi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| excuse | vt 1. forgive, memaafkan: I cannot ~ his rudeness, saya tdk dapat memaafkan sikap biadabnya; please ~ me for interrupting you again, maafkan saya krn mengganggu tuan sekali lagi; 2. justify, memberikan alasan: she tried to ~ her father by saying that he had been ill, dia mencuba memberikan alasan bagi bapanya dgn mengatakan bapanya sakit; 3. exempt, mengecualikan: he was ~d from drama practice because he was not feeling too well, dia dikecualikan drpd latihan drama krn dia berasa tdk berapa sihat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defend | vt 1. guard from attack, danger, etc, mempertahankan: to ~ the country against its belligerent neighbours, mempertahankan negara drpd jiran-jirannya yg suka berperang; she carried a knife to ~ herself, dia membawa pisau utk mempertahankan dirinya; 2. justify, mempertahankan: to ~ a theory, mempertahankan teori; he tried to ~ his actions but failed, dia mencuba mempertahankan tindakannya tetapi gagal; 3. (leg.) membela: the accused will be ~ed by one of the country’s best lawyers, yg tertuduh akan dibela oleh salah seorang peguam yg terbaik di negara ini; 4. (sport) protect o’s goal, championship title, etc, mempertahankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| belie | vt 1. give false impression, notion of, tdk /menampakkan, memperlihatkan, menunjukkan, menggambarkan, membayangkan/: his smile ~d his real feelings, senyumannya tdk memperlihatkan perasaannya yg sebenar; 2. show to be false, /menunjukkan, menampakkan, memperlihatkan/ bahawa [sso] + adj walaupun: his trembling hands ~d his calm expression, tangannya yg terketar-ketar menunjukkan bahawa dia gentar walaupun dia kelihatan tenang; 3. fail to justify, menghampakan, mengecewakan: the poor sales ~d our high hopes for the product, jualan yg lembap menghampakan harapan kami yg tinggi thdp keluaran itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |