| accentuate | vt 1. see ACCENT (senses 1. & 2.); 2. make conspicuous, menyerlahkan, menampakkan lagi: eye make-up ~s the colour of the eyes, solekan mata menyerlahkan warna mata; the lighting ~s the cracks in the ceiling, cahaya lampu itu menampakkan lagi rekahan-rekahan di siling; 3. (fig.) emphasize, menonjolkan, menegaskan: incidents which ~ the instability of the region, kejadian-kejadian yg menonjolkan ketidakstabilan rantau tersebut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| feature | vt 1. make a feature story of, membuat sorotan: the newspaper ~d the kidnapping, surat khabar itu telah membuat sorotan kisah penculikan itu; 2. give prominence to (in film) menonjolkan: an epic film which ~s well-known stars, filem epik yg menonjolkan pelakon-pelakon terkenal; 3. promote, mempromosikan: the supermarket is featuring Thai fruit this week, pasar raya itu mempromosikan buah-buahan Thai minggu ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exaggerate | vt 1. enlarge (st) beyond the truth, membesar-besarkan: as usual she ~d her difficulties, spt biasa dia membesar-besarkan kesukarannya; 2. cause to appear more obvious, menonjolkan lagi [sst]: the gathers ~s the largeness of her bosom, kedut-kedut itu menonjolkan lagi buah dadanya yg besar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| conspicuous | adj 1. easy to see, mudah dilihat: road signs should be ~, tanda jalan mestilah mudah dilihat; 2. attracting attention, a. (by reason of striking physical feature) kelihatan menonjol: her bright yellow dress made her ~ in the crowd, dgn memakai baju kuning terang, dia kelihatan menonjol; a ~ block of apartments, blok pangsapuri yg menarik perhatian; b. (by reason of remarkableness, unusualness, etc) menonjol: to be ~ for o’s gallantry, menonjol krn keberanian sso; his ~ ignorance, kejahilannya yg menonjol; a ~ mistake, kesalahan yg menonjol; make os ~, menonjolkan diri sso: she makes herself ~ by her behaviour, dia menonjolkan dirinya dgn berkelakuan begitu; be ~ by o’s absence, orang perasan sso tdk hadir: you were ~ by your absence last night, orang perasan kamu tdk hadir malam tadi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assert | vt 1. maintain, defend in words, menyatakan, menegaskan; (right) menuntut: to ~ o’s claim, menyatakan tuntutan sso; he ~ed his right to keep his vote secret, dia menuntut haknya utk merahsiakan undinya; 2. demonstrate the existence of, memperlihatkan, menunjukkan: to ~ o’s authority, memperlihatkan wibawa sso; to ~ o’s manhood, memperlihatkan sifat kejantanan sso; 3. declare positively, forcefully, menegaskan: he ~ed that he was innocent, dia menegaskan bahawa dia tdk bersalah; to ~ o’s opinion, menegaskan pendapat sso; 4. thrust (os) forward in an insistent manner, menonjolkan: he was a failure as a leader because he did not ~ himself sufficiently, dia gagal sbg seorang pemimpin krn kurang menonjolkan dirinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| highlight | vt 1. mark with coloured pen, menanda(i) dgn pen penyerlah: the whole paragraph was ~ed, seluruh perenggan itu ditandai dgn pen penyerlah; 2. (in make-up, hair-styling) menyerlahkan: luminous eye-shadow to ~ the eyes, pembayang mata yg berkilau-kilau utk menyerlahkan mata; 3. emphasize, menekankan, menonjolkan: this article ~s the problem of unemployment, makalah ini menekankan masalah pengangguran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |