| assure | vt 1. convince, meyakinkan: we tried to ~ the woman of her son’s safety, kami mencuba meyakinkan perempuan itu bahawa anaknya selamat; 2. guarantee, promise, menjamin: we can ~ you that the goods will arrive this week, kami berani menjamin bahawa barangan itu akan tiba pd minggu ini; 3. inform positively, meyakinkan: she ~d me that she didn’t need any help, dia meyakinkan saya bahawa dia tdk memerlukan pertolongan apa pun; 4. ensure, menjamin: a large donation will not ~ the success of the campaign, derma yg banyak tdk akan menjamin kejayaan kempen itu; 5. (UK) insure, menginsuranskan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| conviction | n 1. being found guilty, sabitan: his lawyer immediately appealed against his ~, peguamnya segera membuat rayuan thdp sabitannya itu; 2. faith, keyakinan: he has no strong ~s, dia tdk ada keyakinan yg kuat; carry ~, meyakinkan: her words carry ~, kata-katanya meyakinkan; be strong in o’s ~ (that), penuh yakin; with great ~, dgn penuh keyakinan: she speaks with great ~, dia berbicara dgn penuh keyakinan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forcible | adj 1. involving force, menggunakan kekerasan: they had no choice but to make a ~ entry into the factory where the suspects were hiding, mereka tdk ada pilihan lain kecuali menggunakan kekerasan utk memasuki kilang tempat orang-orang yg disyaki itu bersembunyi; 2. very powerful, mengesankan; 3. convincing and powerful, tegas dan meyakinkan: ~ arguments, hujah-hujah yg tegas dan meyakinkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lameness | n 1. condition of being lame, ketempangan: his ~ does not prevent him from playing tennis, ketempangan tdk menghalangnya bermain tenis;2. inadequacy, feebleness, tdk meyakinkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eloquence | n 1. skill in use of language, kemahiran /berbahasa, berucap, berpidato, bertutur/; 2. fluency, kepetahan, kefasihan, kelancaran; 3. moving language, bahasa yg /mengharukan, memilukan/; 4. persuasive, forceful language, bahasa yg /meyakinkan, berkesan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lay 1 | 8. apply paint on a surface, menyapu: be careful to ~ the paint evenly, berhati-hati semasa menyapu cat supaya rata; 9. cause to settle, mengendapkan: he watered the path to ~ the dust, dia menyiram lorong itu utk mengendapkan debu; 10. allay, mengurangkan: he was able to ~ his sister’s doubts with a very convincing explanation, dia dapat mengurangkan keraguan adiknya dgn memberikan penjelasan yg meyakinkan; 11. also ~ flat, bring down with force, knock down to the ground, merebahkan, menyebabkan [sso, sst] rebah: the hail laid the wheat flat, hujan batu telah merebahkan pokok gandum; he was laid flat by the blow, pukulan itu telah menyebabkan dia rebah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eloquent | adj 1. skilled in use of language, mahir menggunakan bahasa; (of orator) pandai /berucap, berpidato, bertutur/: he is a very ~ writer, dia pengarang yg sangat mahir menggunakan bahasa; 2. (of person, language ), (fluent) petah, fasih, lancar; (moving) mengharukan, memilukan; (persuasive, forceful) meyakinkan, berkesan: an ~ description of the miserable plight of the refugees, gambaran yg mengharukan ttg kesengsaraan orang-orang pelarian itu; 3. vividly expressive (of st) mencerminkan: her dark, haunted eyes, ~ of the terrors through which she had lived, matanya yg hitam dan penuh kengerian mencerminkan kezaliman yg pernah dilaluinya; 4. full of meaning, bermakna, penuh makna: a single, malevolent glance from his steely blue eyes was more ~ than an hour of Hitler’s mad oratory, kerlingan matanya yg biru waja yg membayangkan niat jahatnya, lebih bermakna drpd sejam penuh pidato gila Hitler. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| explanation | n 1. act, process of explaining, penerangan, penjelasan: your ~ is not necessary, penerangan kamu tdk diperlukan; she gave no ~ for her strange behaviour, dia tdk memberikan sebarang penjelasan ttg perangainya yg ganjil itu; by way of ~, sbg penjelasan; in ~ of st, utk /menerangkan, menjelaskan/ sst: he said, in ~ of his behaviour, that he had been working under tremendous stress, dia berkata, utk menjelaskan tingkah lakunya, bahawa dia telah bekerja dlm keadaan amat tertekan; 2. statement, fact etc that explains, keterangan:we found his ~ not very convincing, kami mendapati keterangan tdk begitu meyakinkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |