whakamana
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ia,-ngia,-tia) to give authority to, give effect to, give prestige to, confirm, enable, authorise, legitimise, empower, validate, enact, grant.
Ka whainatia te tangata i ngā kurī pērā kia rima pāuna, ko tēnei ture kua whakamana i tēnei tau, i a Āperira, 4 o ngā rā, 1878 te tau (TW 24/8/1878:426). / People with dogs like that will be fined five pounds, as this law came into effect this year, 4th April, 1878.
2. (modifier) authorising, sanctioning, ratifying, endorsing, legitimising, confirming, validating, empowering, granting.
Mehemea ka whakaae a Te Wiremu ki te iriiri, ka whakawāteatia e ia tana wahine tuarua. Tuhia rawa tana reta whakamana i tana whakawāteatanga i taua wahine (TTR 1990:195). / If Bishop Williams agreed to the baptism he would put aside his second wife. His letter was written formally setting that woman at liberty.
Synonyms: whakapūmau
3. (noun) ratification, endorsement, confirmation, authorization, warrant.
Ko tētehi o ngā kaupapa tōrangapū a tēnei Hāhi, ko te whakapono mā te whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi e ea ai ngā mamae e pā ana ki te whenua me ētehi atu kaupapa e whakaongaonga rā i te Māori (TTR 1998:55). / One of the political platforms of this Church was the belief that the ratification of the Treaty of Waitangi would help resolve Māori grievances over land and other issues.
Synonyms: whakatūturutanga, whakapūmau
