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Open page okugezza; (animals) okusavuwaza.
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okugezza; (animals) okusavuwaza.
make fat; fig. exaggerate. Bino byonna byali bya kusavuwaza. All these things were exaggerations. cf. -sava, essava, essavu.
pick out fbones of fish, one's nails, etc.). be se- lective/discriminating/choosy; discriminate against (e.g., a person of another race or religion). Omulwadde asosola, y'agezza abalamu. (prov.) The sick person who is finicky fattens those who are healthy (by leaving food uneaten).
v.tr. caus. fatten; fig. exaggerate.
a fattened goat, amawulire amasava, juicy news, ekifo ekisava, a good position, a ‘fat' job. cf. savuwala, essava, essavu.
-gezze adj. fattened; fig. exaggerated. cf• gejja.