ākiri
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to throw away, reject, discard, dispose of, jettison, throw out.
Mataku ana a Eruera rātou ko ōna tēina i te mana tipua o tō rātou whaea; nāwai rā ākiritia atu ana e ia ērā tūmomo ngoikaha (TTR 1998:216). / Eruera and his younger siblings were afraid of the occult powers of their mother; in time he rejected those types of powers.
Synonyms: parahako, kape, whakahoe, opa, whakarere, whakareretanga
2. (noun) rejection, discarding, disposal.
Ka mutu nei tana ākiri o mua rā ki tana taha Māori, ka puta a Pātariki Smyth hei tino kaihāpai Māori i te mātauranga (TTR 1998:175). / When he stopped his earlier rejection of his Māori side, Patrick Smyth became a strong advocate for Māori education.
Synonyms: parahako, whakahoe, whakatoitoi, whakarere
