okuwangula, okugoba, okusinga.
o- (lu/n) defeat (in sports); forward line (in soccer), oludda olugobe, the defeated team, oludda olugoba, the winning team, ow'oku lugoba olwa ddyo, right wing (in soccer), cf. goba.
o- (lu/n) comb of a cock, okubojja ku luwonzi, to humble, bring (someone) down a peg. okulinnya ku luwonzi, to defeat, overcome, win over.
e- (n/n) upper part of the back, oku- linnya ku nfeete or okutuula ku nfeete, to defeat, triumph over; to cause to fail.
e- (n/n) half-throw in wrestling, ku- kuba nfuka, to repel, repulse (but not to defeat conclusively), cf. fuka.
e- (n/n) back of the head, okukuba enkoona, to turn one's back to; to go away from, leave behind, okulaba omulabe ku nkoona, to defeat the enemy, lit. see the enemy on the back of his head, okusuulira enkoona, to toss the head back, omwaka ogukubiddwa enkoona, the year which has just passed.
etc.; dig up (earth, rootsK Ekiteeso kya- temerwako ettaka. The proposal was buried/ defeated, okutemera mu myaka..., to be ... years of age. Atemera mu myaka ana egy'obukulu. He is forty years of age.
mpaneuse) v.i. he defeated/overcome.
conquer, be victorious over; win over; overcome (difficulties ).
defeat conclusively. cf. obuwanguzi, Luwangula, omuwanguzi.2
v.tr. throw in wrestling; defeat; overwhelm. Omulangira ebigezo bya- mumezze. The prince has flunked his examinations.
hinder; defeat (an opponent in the game of mweso). okulayira Katonda. to swear by God. Nze sijja ku- mulayira kukola ky'agambye. I will not prevent him from doing what he said (he would do).
obey, be obedient to; feei, perceive, sense. Simuwuliddeemu. I defeated him easily.
kukekemya bukoko, to make suffer, lit. cause to cackle like a chicken.
lit. leave these alone, go away from these, ekigwo vakubano, a throw (in wrestling) of great impact, ordinarily resulting in the defeat of the opponent.
reach shore. v.tr. drive away; dismiss; chase; defeat, beat (e.g., an opponent in a game); drive, steer (a boat or vehicle); seek, go after (an objective); reject (a request), okugoba ebigere, to follow in the footprints of, follow the tracks of. okugoba ensonga, to be fair, just; to stick to the facts; to dismiss a case for lack of evidence, okugoba emmotoka, to drive a car; vulg. to vomit, okugoba ettale, to land, arrive at the shore.
-ewangula (-ewangudde) v.i. refl. defeat oneself; conquer oneself; submit.