memperberat

Memperberat is an Indonesian transitive verb meaning to make something heavier or more burdensome. It can refer to adding physical weight, such as increasing the mass of an object, or to increasing the severity, difficulty, or cost of a situation. The word is formed with the prefix memper- attached to berat (heavy).

Etymology and usage: The term derives from berat, with the causative/intensifying prefix memper-. It is commonly used in formal or written Indonesian and pairs with nouns that denote burden or hardship, such as beban, situasi, masalah, biaya, or kerja. It is somewhat more formal than the synonym memberatkan, and in some contexts may be interchangeable, though memperberat often emphasizes the act of making something heavier, while memberatkan emphasizes the heaviness or burdensomeness of the thing itself.

Examples: Penambahan beban kerja memperberat beban karyawan. Kebijakan tersebut memperberat biaya hidup warga berpenghasilan rendah. Penambahan muatan memperberat bobot total kapal. Secara fisik, menaikkan massa benda dapat memperberat beratnya.

See also: berat, memberatkan, memperberat.