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whakawhiti

1. (verb) to make shine.

Ko ia anake hei whakawhiti i te rā ki te hunga tika, ki te hunga hara (JPS 1990:139). / Only He will make the sun shine on the righteousness people, and on the sinners.

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2. (noun) shining.

Ko koe te whakawhiti o te rā (Wh4 2004:42). / You are like the shining of the sun.

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Synonyms: kanapu, pīrata, karengo, whiti, whitinga

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