kupandikiza
koo-pah-ndee-KEE-zah
How to say it
Swahilikupandikizakoo-pah-ndee-KEE-zahsoon
Meaning
To move an organ, tissue or plant from one place to another so that it grows there, as in a kidney transplant or grafting a tree. Figuratively it means to plant an idea or feeling in people.
Good to know
Causative of kupanda, to plant: kupandikiza figo, to transplant a kidney; kupandikiza chuki, to sow hatred. Do not confuse it with pandikiza, a large lump, in the dictionary.
Examples
- Madaktari walimpandikiza figo mpya.The doctors gave him a kidney transplant.
- Wakulima hupandikiza miembe ili izae haraka.Farmers graft mango trees so they bear fruit sooner.
- Wanasiasa wasipandikize chuki miongoni mwa wananchi.Politicians should not sow hatred among citizens.
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