whakamarohi
1. (verb) (-tia) to strengthen, invigorate, rejuvenate, toughen, bolster, enhance, intensify, reinforce, exaggerate.
He mea nui ki a ia ngā tau e waru i pau i a ia ki reira, whakamarohi ake ai i tana taha Māori, me tana taha ‘kaiwhakatūtū mangu’ hoki (TTR 2000:79). / The eight years he spent there were important in reinforcing his identity as a Māori and ‘black activist’.
Synonyms: whakahaumanu, haumanu, whakakaha, whakaū, haukaha, aukaha, taunaki
