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komo

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to thrust in, put in, insert, put on (clothes, shoes, etc.).

Me waiho pea kia tae atu tāua ki Whakapapa, hei reira rawa ka komo i ō pūtu retireti! (HKK 1999:154). / Perhaps you should leave it until we reach Whakapapa and there put on your ski boots.

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Synonyms: whakamau, hū, whakauru, maka, kokomo, puru

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