kuteketeza
koo-teh-keh-TEH-zah
How to say it
Swahilikuteketezakoo-teh-keh-TEH-zahsoon
Frenchincendier, détruire par le feu; détruiresoon
Meaning
To burn something completely so that it is destroyed, as fire consuming houses or officials burning seized goods; more generally to destroy or wipe out.
Good to know
Transitive; kuteketeza kwa moto, to destroy by fire. The intransitive kuteketea means to be burnt up. Often used of authorities destroying drugs or fake goods.
Examples
- Moto uliteketeza nyumba tatu usiku wa jana.Fire burned down three houses last night.
- Polisi waliteketeza dawa za kulevya zilizokamatwa.The police burned the drugs they had seized.
- Nzige wanaweza kuteketeza mazao yote kwa siku moja.Locusts can destroy all the crops in a single day.
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