punguza

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[Swahili Word] -punguza

[English Word] reduce

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] punguza kusema sawa

[English Example] Reduce speaking correctly

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[Swahili Word] -punguza

[English Word] decrease

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Siku hizi amepunguza mwili

[English Example] Nowadays (s)he has decreased the body

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[Swahili Word] -punguza

[English Word] lessen

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Pia anapunguza kula sana

[English Example] Also, (s)he is lessening eating a lot

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[Swahili Word] -punguza

[English Word] make smaller

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] punguza chakula

[English Example] make the food less

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[Swahili Word] -punguza

[English Word] diminish

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Swahili Example] punguza tumbo

[English Example] diminish the stomach

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[Swahili Word] -punguza

[English Word] shorten

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Swahili Example] mwalimu alipunguza mzaha na vicheko [Muk], umande huu ulipunguza joto la mwili wake [Kez]

[English Example] The teacher shortened the joke with laughter

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[Swahili Word] -punguza

[English Word] lower (prices)

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Mshonaji amepunguza bei ya kushona

[English Example] The tailor has lowered the price for tailoring

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