| root | ~ st out, a. destroy st completely, /membanteras, membasmi/ sst: we are determined to ~ out corruption, kami berazam utk membanteras rasuah; b. (colloq) find st by searching, menjumpai sst: I finally ~ed out the photograph I was looking for, akhirnya saya menjumpai foto yg dicari; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| measure | langkah-langkah utk membanteras buta huruf; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eradicate | vt (fml) wipe out, membasmi, membanteras: crime is difficult to ~, jenayah sukar hendak dibasmi; measures to ~ prejudices in schools, langkah-langkah utk membasmi prasangka di sekolah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deracinate | vt 1. membantun; 2. (fig.), /menghapuskan, membanteras/ hingga ke akar umbi: to ~ a social evil, menghapuskan keburukan sosial hingga ke akar umbi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deracination | n 1. membantun; 2. (fig.), /penghapusan, pembanterasan, menghapuskan, membanteras/ hingga ke akar umbi: a policy for the ~ of racial prejudice, dasar utk menghapuskan prasangka perkauman hingga ke akar umbi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| half measures | n [various translations]: we cannot use ~ to fight crime, kita tdk boleh mengambil tindakan separuh jalan utk membanteras jenayah; when the Faizals entertain they don’t believe in ~, apabila keluarga Faizal berjamu, mereka akan berhabis-habisan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fight | vt 1. do battle with, bertempur dgn: America fought Japan for three years, Amerika bertempur dgn Jepun selama tiga tahun; 2. contend with in physical combat, berlawan: my father fought the burglar with his bare hands, bapa saya berlawan dgn pencuri itu dgn tangan saja; 3. oppose, menentang: the senator fought the bill with determination, senator itu menentang rang undang-undang tersebut dgn penuh keazaman; we are going to ~ the action, kami akan menentang tindakan itu; 4. strive to overcome; a. (disease, social evil) berusaha /menghapuskan, membasmi/, (berusaha) membanteras; b. (fire) melawan; c. (fear, pain) melawan; 5. (in boxing) berlawan (tinju) dgn: he fought the champion until the third round, dia berlawan dgn jaguh itu sehingga pusingan ketiga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |