Verb insensitive

MEANING 1

To diminish /reduce /makesmall.

Example of use

Awe balimucefyailyo bamusebenye pafyo acitile,

MEANING: Hewas diminished /belittled when bad dids about him were told.

MEANING 2

To grab something while the owners attention is calledelsewhere.

Example of use

Cefya umuntu,

MEANING: To grab something while the owners attentionis called elsewhere.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Isha cefu.

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE:-Cefiwa /Cefeshiwa.

APPLICATIVE:-Cefesha.

FIGURATIVESPECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Cefya umuntu MEANING: To disparage someone.