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hōrapa

1. (verb) to be disseminated, circulated, dispersed, spread, promulgated, extended.

Nō mātou tonu te whakaaro kia hoatu he karahipi e £25 i te tau hei āwhina: ā, i te mea ka kitea kei te ranea he moni mō tēnei tau ka whakawhānuitia te āwhina kia hōrapa atu ki ngā minita Māori katoa puta noa i Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu (TTT 1/8/1929:1036). / The idea to provide scholarships of £25 per annum as assistance was our own, and, because it has been found that there is an abundance of funding for this year, the assistance has been extended to include all Māori ministers throughout the North and South Islands.

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horapa

1. (verb) to be disseminated, circulated, dispersed, spread, promulgated, extended.

Kātahi ka titiro ki waho o tōna wini, ka kite ia kua horapa katoa te mura ki ngā wāhi katoa o te whare (TPH 15/9/1900:6). / Then she looked out her window and she saw that the flames had spread to all parts of the house.

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2. (modifier) disseminated, circulated, dispersed, spread, promulgated, extended.

He mate horapa te kohi ki te iwi (TTT 1/3/1930:2005). / Tuberculosis is infectious desease.

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3. (noun) spread.

Kua kitea e ngau ana anō hoki tētahi rewharewha i tēnei wā a e rite ana ngā āhuatanga ki taua rewharewha uruta, engari kāore i pērā te tino kaha o te ngau me te horapa haere (TTT 1/9/1928:844). / A strain of influenza has been discovered at this time. Its symptoms are like the influenza epidemic, but it is not as severe and hasn't spread as vigorously.

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mate hōrapa

1. (noun) infectious disease.

He mate hōrapa te kohi, kaua te tangata i te mate kohi hei tuha ki te whare, ki te marae, engari te mea pai me tuha ki runga i te ahi, ko ngā kākahu horoi i te waha me tahu ki te ahi, ko ngā paepae hūare me horoi rawa ki te wai koropupū (TPH 15/6/1902:23). / Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, so a person with it should not spit in the house or on the marae, but should spit into the fire, cloths for wiping the mouth should be burnt, and spittoons should be washed in boiling water.

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whakaaro horapa

1. (noun) stereotype.

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