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whakamāui

1. (verb) to recover (from severe illness, etc.).

Kei te āta piki haere tōna ora. Ka ono marama anō pea e whakamāui ake ana i tōna wharanga kino (HJ 2015:224). / Her health is slowly improving. She will probably be recovering from her severe injuries for another six months.

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2. (noun) recovering, recovery (from severe illness, etc.).

Ka taea te whakamāui ake ina koirā te kōingo nui (TTTT 2006:12). / It will be able to recover if that is what we really want.

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