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hīkaro

1. (verb) (-hia) to extract, pick out, pluck out, infer, remove.

E mahara ana ahau ki ētahi kupu nā te Karaiti mō te tapahi i te ringa, i te waewae rānei, mō te hīkaro hoki i te kanohi (TP 1/12/1901:5). / I remember some words by Christ about cutting off hands or legs and plucking out eyes.

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Synonyms: tīpako, karokaro, kōhari, tīkarokaro, maiki, tango, tauwehe, mākerekere, whakahorohoro, unuunu, huaranga, hura, opeope, kāhaki, hiki


2. (noun) inference.

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