| assuage | vt 1. reduce, soothe, a. (grief, fear, anger, suffering, etc) mengurangkan, meredakan: to ~ so’s anxiety, mengurangkan kerisauan sso; to ~ so’s fear, mengurangkan ketakutan sso; b. (pain) melegakan, meredakan, mengurangkan, mengabar: the antacid gradually ~d the pain, antasid itu beransur-ansur melegakan kesakitan; 2. satisfy, appease, (hunger) menghilangkan; (thirst) menghilangkan, memuaskan; (appetite, desire, craving) memuaskan: there was more than enough to ~ his appetite, itu pun lebih drpd cukup utk memuaskan seleranya; 3. calm, pacify, menenteramkan, menenangkan: nothing I could say would ~ him, apa saja yg saya katakan tdk akan dapat menenteramkannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cushion | vt 1. soften, lessen (effect of) a. mengurangkan kesan: the thick padding ~ed the blow, lapik yg tebal mengurangkan kesan tumbukan itu; b. (fig.) mengurangkan: the tax cut will ~ the effect of inflation, pengurangan cukai akan mengurangkan kesan inflasi; 2. protect, melindungi: subsidies will be given to the farmers to ~ them against a fall in prices, subsidi diberikan kpd petani-petani utk melindungi mereka drpd kejatuhan harga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Allay | vt 1. reduce,(act.) mengurangkan; (pass. ) berkurang: the report ~ed his suspicion, laporan itu mengurangkan kecurigaannya; 2. relieve, melegakan, mengurangkan: a sedative which can ~ the pain, sedatif yg dapat melegakan kesakitan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abate | vt 1. reduce, a. (in amount) mengurangkan: to ~ a tax, mengurangkan cukai; b. (in intensity, degree) mengendurkan, mengurangkan: to ~ so’s zeal, mengendurkan semangat sso; 2. (leg.) remove, do away with, memberhentikan, menghapuskan: to ~ the smoke nuisance in the area, menghapuskan gangguan asap di kawasan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diminish | vt 1. make less, mengurangkan: the government’s move to nationalize industries has diminished its popularity, langkah kerajaan utk memiliknegarakan industri telah mengurangkan kepopularannya; the long winter ~ed the country’s food supply, musim sejuk yg berpanjangan telah mengurangkan bekalan makanan di negara itu; 2. cause to appear less important, make smaller, mengecilkan: his political rivals were determined to ~ all his economic reforms, pesaing-pesaing politiknya berazam utk mengecilkan semua reformasi ekonominya; | 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 |
| detraction | n 1. st that detracts, mengurangkan (+ approp n): his high-pitched voice was a ~ from the effectiveness of his speech, suaranya yg nyaring telah mengurangkan keberkesanan pidatonya; 2. criticism, kritikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impair | vt 1. weaken, diminish, (act.) mengurangkan; (pass.) menjadi berkurang; (memory), (act.) menyebabkan [ingatan sso] menjadi lemah; (pass.) menjadi lemah: lack of proper rest periods will ~ the efficiency of the workers, kurangnya waktu rehat yg sempurna akan mengurangkan kecekapan pekerja; old age ~s memory, usia tua melemahkan ingatan; 2. damage, make worse, (act.) merosakkan; (pass.) menjadi rosak: overwork can ~ o’s health, terlalu banyak bekerja boleh merosakkan kesihatan sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deaden | vt 1. muffle, meredamkan, menyenyapkan: the wall ~ed the noise of the traffic, dinding itu meredamkan bunyi bising lalu lintas; 2. deprive of force, mengurangkan: thick padding will ~ the blows, lapik yg tebal boleh mengurangkan kesan pukulan; 3. deprive of intensity, vitality, a. (pain) menghilangkan, menghapuskan, melenyapkan: drugs given to ~ the pain, ubat yg diberikan utk menghilangkan rasa sakit; b. (perception, feeling) melalikan: to ~ feelings, melalikan perasaan; 4. deprive of life, mematikan: to ~ the nerves of a tooth, mematikan saraf gigi; 5. numb, melalikan, mengebaskan: the injection ~ed the gum, suntikan itu melalikan gusi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dull | vt 1. deprive of brightness, (act.) menyuramkan; (pass.), (menjadi) /suram, sebam/: the colours of the painting have been ~ed by age, warna lukisan itu sebam dimakan zaman; 2. make less intense or less keen, (act.) mengurangkan; (pass.) menjadi kurang: she was given morphine to ~ the pain, dia diberi morfin utk mengurangkan rasa sakit; his grief was ~ed by the passage of time, rasa sedihnya menjadi kurang setelah masa berlalu; ~ the edge of o’s appetite, menumpulkan selera sso; 3. weaken, (act.) melemahkan; (pass.) menjadi lemah; (so’s mind, wits, etc) menumpulkan: eyes ~ed by age, penglihatan yg menjadi lemah akibat usia tua; five years in prison did not ~ his wits, lima tahun dlm penjara tdk menumpulkan akal budinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |