whakatōpū
1. (verb) (-hia,-kia,-tia) to assemble (in a group), amalgamate, combine, consolidate.
Ko ngā kupu maumaharatanga kua whakatōpūkia ki roto i tēnei tuhituhinga e te kaumātua nei, e Hēmi Pōtatau BA, e waitohu ana i ēnei kaupapa (HP 1991:v). / The memories that have been gathered together in this writing by the elder, Hēmi Pōtatau BA, are related to these topics.
2. (modifier) consolidated, amalgamated, united, combined, unified.
Hei tēnei wiki kōkiritia ai te pire hei whakamana i ngā tikanga whakatōpū pānga whenua o te rohe pōtae o Tūhoe (TTT 1/2/1922:9). / This week the bill to authorise the land consolidation process for the tribal territory of Tūhoe will be presented.
3. (noun) consolidation, amalgamation, uniting.
Hau ana tōna rongo mō te wāhanga i mahia e ia , arā, te whakatōpū i ngā taitara whenua o te Māori me ō te Karauna i Te Urewera (TTR 1996:97). / His fame spread for the part he played, that is, in the consolidation of Māori and Crown titles in the Urewera district.
