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1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to tie, tie up, fasten with cords, bind, oblige.

Me horoi, ā ka haeana ngā rīpine here makawe (TTT 1/4/1923:4). / The ribbons for tying hair should be washed and ironed.

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2. (noun) string, cord, obligation, condition, limit, restriction.

Kāore ia i tono mai ki te Kaunihera kia whakaae atu kia wetekia katoatia ngā here e tau nei ki ngā whenua Māori (TPH 26/11/1905:2). / He did not ask the Council to agree to all the restrictions on Māori land being released.

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Synonyms: tepe, tepenga, whakatina, kōpiri, tapu, apiapi, aukatinga, kawenga taumaha, utanga, herenga, tāpae toto, kawenga, takohanga, taumahatanga


3. (noun) legal restriction.

E inoi ana ia ināianei kia unuhia aua here kia āhei ai ia te haere i tōna whenua i runga i tana huarahi i pai ai ia (RT 2013:9). / He is pleading now that those legal restrictions be withdrawn so that he will be allowed to go wherever he likes on his land.

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