Verb transitive

MEANING 1.

To apologise,ask for a pardon.

Example of use.

Amuteesa MEANING He apologised to him.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-paapaata.

MEANING 2.

To treat well,coax, cajole.

Example of use.

Alemuteesa MEANING He treated him well.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-sembeleka,tepukila,tempa, teeteesa

 

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Passive: -teeswa,

Applicative: -teesela (passive: teeselwa)

Example of use.

Ateeselwa ku munankwe uwaisa muteeselako kulibakateeka, apologies wereoffered for him to the president by his companion.