Verb transitive and intransitive.

MEANING

To spread, communicate, as fire; to infect, as disease.

Example of use

1.     Umulilo wayambukila ku cani, MEANING: The fire has spread to the grass.

2.     Ubulwele bwa Covid bwa lwambu; kuti bwakwambukila MEANING: This Covid disease is contagious; it can infect you.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

ambukisha

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE:  lwambu.

PASSIVE:   ambukilwa.

Example of use

Nayambukilwa nobulwele bwa kalaye noko MEANING: I have been infected by HIV/AIDS