Verb transitive

MEANING 1

To treat kindly,speak kindly, to seek to mollify, to please

 

Example of use

 

Balemutembatemba ilyo afulilwe, MEANING they mollifiedhim when he was angry

Balemutembatemba ilyo abwelele panumayanshiku ishiingi, MEANING they treated himkindly when he returned home after a long absence

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Temba, tentemba, mumunga, memenga

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Derivative: Mantembentembe

 

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLO QUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION

Mwilatembatembauyu mwana nge lini ili tobeka, MEANING Donot treat thischild like an egg which breaks