pumbaza

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaza

[English Word] astound

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Pumbaza akili

[English Example] astound the mind

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaza

[English Word] deceive

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Alimpumbaza kwa ulaghai

[English Example] (s)he decived him/her fraudulently

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaza

[English Word] delude someone

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Mama alimpumbaza mtoto asilale mapema

[English Example] The mother deluded the child so that it could not sleep early

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaza

[English Word] embarrass someone

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Alimpumbaza baada kila mtu kumkashifu

[English Example] (s)he embarrassed him/her after everybody else had praised him/her

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaza

[English Word] make a fool of someone

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] John alimpumbaza Ali kwa kumdanganya

[English Example] John made a fool of Ali after deceiving him

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaza

[English Word] take the mind off

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] pumbaza akili

[English Example] take the mind off

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaza

[English Word] render someone speechless

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Msichana alipumbaza watu wote alipotoa hotuba

[English Example] the girl made everybody speechless on giving her speech

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