kopou
1. (verb) (-a) to appoint, place, assign, designate.
Ko Whakaahu te whetū i kopoua rā ki Hawaiki, ko Puanga i kopoua ki te kauru o Rarohenga (JPS 1927:375). / Castor was appointed to Hawaiki (the ancient homeland) and Rigel was assigned to the head of Rarohenga (the place where the spirits of the dead go).
Synonyms: wāhi, whiuwhiu, maka, makamaka, moka, panga, whakatū, wāhanga, whakanoho, whakanohonoho, whakatakoto, whiu, taiwhanga
