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Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
rub; smear; paint; anoint; coat
Active verbtap (palms for wine)
Active verbprepare (soup)
Active verbbe flexible; move in a flexible way
Active verbabort
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
O tere mmanụ n'ahụ nwa ọhụrụ.
— She rubbed oil on the baby's body.
Tee ọgwụ n'ọnya gị tupu ị lakpuo.
— Apply medicine to your wound before you sleep.
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