v.i., okunafuwa, okuleebeeta; v.tr., okulebeza, okuddiriza.

e- (li/ma) liberty, freedom; free hand fin carrying on an activity); permission; relaxation; peace.

e-: kugwa bbooci ng'ensawo za kasooli, to sit in a relaxed position, to fall in a heap (lit. like sacks of com).

e- no plur. (li/ma) freedom; opportunity; leisure; lack of worry, peace and quiet, eddembe ery'okwogera, freedom of speech, ebiseera eby'eddembe, leisure time. Atunuza ddembe. He looks relaxed/ composed, cf. akalembe.

e- also kyaziyazi adv. crosswise. okntuula ekigazigazi, to sit sprawled out, sit in a very relaxed manner; to feel at ease in the company of others. Atuula kyaziyazi omugumba ky'atuula ku mbaga. She takes up a lot of space like a childless woman at a wedding party, cf. -gazi.

become loose; lessen; be or get deflated; become relaxed, be relieved; ease up (of an illness).

loosen; lessen; deflate; relax.

become relaxed; grow slack; become refreshed; recuperate; go down (of a swelling); relieve oneself, go to the bathroom.

etc. cf. koowolokoka, teewulukuka.

mpedde) v.i. rest, relax; calm down, quiet down.

mpumudde) v.i. rest, relax; take a vacation; retire from one's occupation. Okuwummula si kutuuka. (prov.) Stopping to rest does not mean that one has reached his destination.

v.i. neut. be broken/ crushed; give in; relax one's demands/conditions. Obudde bumenvese. The heat of the day has started to diminish (about 3 P.M.). cf. -menye, -menyefu, obumenye, kamenya, kamenyambazzi, kimenyoomenyo, omumenyi.

kuddiriza ku kibone- rezo, to lessen a punishment, kuddiriza ku muwendo, to lower a price.

e-: kugwa ŋŋanzi, to fall unconscious; to collapse from sickness/fatigue/thirst, etc.; to be sprawled out in a relaxed position.

etc.

give oneself a rest, eby'okwe- wummuzaamu, recreational matters. cf. ekiwummulo, oluwummula.