pītaritari
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to incite, provoke, annoy.
Kua tohutohungia te tamaiti kia kaua e pītaritari i te ngeru, ka whātuturi tonu, ka mea atu tana matua, "Ka whakateka tonu koe, nē rā?" (HJ 2012:208). / The child has been told not to annoy the cat, but when he continues to take no notice his father says, "You're just trying it on, aren't you?"
Synonyms: hītaritari, pākani, pātaritari, patou, pātaitai, whakakārangirangi, whakapātaritari, whakatenetene, whakatumatuma, whakahorohoro, whakariri, whakatari, māreherehe, kōpana, pātai, pātari, pītari, eneene, whakapātari, patapatai, mukākā, whakatatari, taunanawe
