| fortify | b. (mentally, morally) memperkuat, memperkukuh: to ~ themselves, they began singing hymns, utk memperkuat semangat, mereka mula menyanyikan lagu-lagu mazmur; 3. make (resolve, idea, etc) stronger or firmer, memperkukuh, memperkuat: their opposition only fortified his determination to carry the plan through, tentangan mereka hanya memperkuat azamnya utk melaksanakan rancangan itu; 4. enrich, memperkuat: bread fortified with vitamins, roti yg diperkuat dgn vitamin; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beef | ~ up, (sl) memperkuat: to ~ up the armed forces, memperkuat angkatan tentera. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| buttress | vt 1. support with a buttress, menyagang; 2. sustain, menyokong, memperkuat: he ~ed his arguments by quoting well-known sources, dia menyokong hujah-hujahnya dgn memetik drpd sumber-sumber yg terkenal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bolster | vt also ~ up, 1. support with a pillow, menyandarkan [sso] pd bantal: the patient sat ~ed up in his bed, pesakit itu duduk di katilnya tersandar pd bantal; 2. (fig.), (support) menyokong, menunjang; (strengthen) memperkuat, memperkukuh: the new evidence ~ed his argument, bukti-bukti yg baru itu memperkuat hujahnya. | 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 |