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āmene

1. (loan) (interjection) amen.

Ko te tūnga o te Hīnota ki Parāwai, i te takiwā o te Tēmi, Hauraki, i tū i te 20 o Mei i te Mane, i te tau 1878, te tau o tō tātou Ariki o Ihu Karaiti, āmene (TW 20/7/1878:366). / The sitting of the Synod at Parāwai, in the Thames district, Hauraki, which sat on Monday, the 20th of May 1878, in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ, amen.

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2. (loan) (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to agree, approve, agree to, and that is that, that is final.

Nō te whakatauanga a Ngā Puhi kia waihotia te moana hei taonga mā te katoa, āmene katoa ana taua iwi (TTR 1998:136). / Ngā Puhi determined that the lake should remain a treasure for everybody and the tribe all agreed.

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āmene

1. (verb) (-a) to gather, collect, assemble.

I te rua o ngā rā, ka hoe te waka a Tātua-harakeke ki te āmene mai i ōna iwi hei tū i a Te Wera (JPS 1900:68). / On the second day, the canoe of Tātua-harakeke paddled off to gather his people to oppose Te Wera.

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2. (verb) (-tia) to desire, long for, wish for.

Kei te āmene te ngākau ki te whai atu i tana whaiāipo kua rere ki tāwāhi (PK 2008:15). / He wants to follow his lover who has fled overseas.

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Synonyms: kaimomotu, kūata, kuika, kūwata, tōmina, kare, kuatau, pūkōnohinohi, manako, whakangākau, ōkaka, hihiri, tāmina, korou, popono, pūkōnohinohi, warawara, wawata, wara, ohia, mānakonako

whakaratarata

1. (verb) to tame, subdue, make amenable, make responsive, control, placate, reduce tension.

Ko Ngāti Hauā me Waikato e hiahia ana ki te whakaratarata atu ki te kāwanatanga (TTR 1990:310). / Ngāti Hauā and Waikato wanted to reduce tensions with the government.

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Synonyms: whakararata, whakarata, whakarangimārie, whakamārie, whakaepaepa


2. (modifier) tame, docile, compliant.

He tangata hauora, he wairua whakaratarata; he hihiko rawa atu ia mō te ako ki te tuhituhi kōrero (TTR 1990:25). / He was a lively person with a friendly disposition and very interested in learning to write.

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3. (noun) placation, pacification, taming, subduing, pacifying, breaking in, domestication, mediation.

Nā runga i ngā whakaratarata a Robert Graham i te marama o Hune, ka whakatūria te Komiti Nui o Rotorua hei kimi rongoā mō ngā whenua e raruraru ana (TTR 1990:159). / Because of the mediation of Robert Graham in June, the Great Committee of Rotorua was set up to seek solutions to land disputes.

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Synonyms: takawaenga, whakararata, whakarata, whakamauru

whakararata

1. (verb) (-tia) to tame, subdue, make amenable, make responsive, control.

Hei ētahi wā ka whakapuakina e te tangata i muri i ana kōrero tapu tētahi whakataukī, tētahi kōrero paki rānei māna hei whakatau i te iwi, i te hunga e noho ana i reira hei whakararata, hei unu mai i te tapu o ana kōrero (Wh4 2004:117). / Sometimes after his formal words the man will utter a whakataukī, or a joke, perhaps to settle the people sitting there, to make them amenable and to remove the tapu of what he has said.

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Synonyms: whakaratarata, whakarata


2. (modifier) taming, subduing, pacifying, breaking in.

Ka puta te pānui whakararata a Kerei (TTR 1990:8). / Grey's pardon notice was issued.

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Synonyms: whakaratarata, whakarata


3. (noun) placation, pacification, taming, subduing, pacifying, breaking in, domestication.

Ko tētahi o ngā tini mea whakamīharo o roto i ēnei rā, koia tēnei, ko te whakararata hōiho (TKP 15/11/1858:2). / One of the many amazing things these days is the breaking in of horses.

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Synonyms: whakaratarata, whakarata, whakamauru

whakarata

1. (verb) (-tia) to pacify, tame, subdue, appease, make amenable, make responsive, control.

He roa te wā i whakarata ai a Kāpene Kuki i ngā Māori o Tūranga o Uawa, ā ka rata (TP 1/1911:5). / Captain Cook spent a long time placating the Māori of the Gisborne and Tolaga Bay areas before they were friendly.

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Synonyms: whakararata, whakaratarata, whakamāriri, whakamāhaki, whakamāria, whakamārire, whakaepaepa, whakangehe, whakamārie, whakamahuru, whakarangimārie


2. (noun) dummy, pacifier, soother.

E ngote ana te pēpi i tana whakarata. / The baby is sucking on his dummy.

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3. (modifier) taming, subduing, pacifying, breaking in.

Ka tukua te taika ki waho, ka haere atu te tangata whakarata, ka kuhua tōna māhunga ki roto i te māngai o te taika, ngaua ana, riro ana tētahi taha o te kanohi (HTK 21/1/1894:2). / When the tiger was let out the tamer went and put his head into the tiger's mouth, and it bit him taking one side of his face.

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Synonyms: whakaratarata, whakararata


4. (noun) placation, pacification, taming, subduing, pacifying, breaking in, domestication.

Ko te mea tuatahi māna, ko te whakarata i ngā hōia a te Karauna (TTR 1990:354). / The first task for him to do was the placation of the Government's troops.

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Synonyms: whakaratarata, whakararata, whakamauru

āmine

1. (loan) (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to agree, approve, agree to, and that is that, that is final.

Nā Rangi minita rāua ko Tiatitene minita i whakaari taua take, āminetia ana e te iwi (TP 7/1910:7). / Both the Rev. Rangi and the Rev. Chatterton presented the matter and it was approved by the people.

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See also āmene


2. (loan) (interjection) amen.

I runga i te ingoa o te Matua, o te Tama, o te Wairua Tapu. Āmine (TTT 1/4/1923:5). / In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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