2. (verb) (waoa,-na,-tia) to distract attention.
I wareware au ki tēnā; nā te maha o ngā kōrero i wawao (W 1971:479). / I forgot that because there was so much discussion that I was distracted.
3. (verb) (waoa,-tia) to part, separate (combatants).
Ko ngā mea e here ana ka wetekia, ko ngā mea e ngangau ana ka waoa (MM.TKM 30/11/1860:47). / Those who were bound were released, and those who were devouring one another were parted.
