v.i. be or become warm/ hot (both of things and persons); fig. warm up (to a subject); become excited; get enthusiastic. Olwayanze omupiira luti, embooge yabadde tannaba na kubuguma aba Kenya ne bateeba eggoolo. The game had hardly started when the Kenya team made a goal, lit. the embooge had hardly warmed up. Ebifuba byababugumye. They wrestled furiously.

-bugumye adj. warm; hot; heated up. cf. buguma.