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whakawhāiti

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to put into a small space, compress, pack, catalogue.

Ko Ingarani kai te whakawhāiti i ētahi o ana kaipuke manuwao me ana hōia mō te riri (TWM 19/1/1871:5). / England is collecting together some of its battleships and soldiers for the battle.

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Synonyms: kawenga, pāka, pīkau, pōrukuruku, pēke


2. (noun) inclusion, involvement, accumulation, collection, accrual, amassing.

Ko tētahi āhuatanga nui o te kamupene ko te whakawhāiti mai i te whānau whānui o ngā Erihana ki ngā mahi a te kamupene (TTR 2000:57). / A feature of the company was the involvement of the extended Ellison family in the company's activities.

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Synonyms: tāpiripiri

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