1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to tear, rip, rend, tear off.
Auē, e Mā, nāku i tīhaehae taku hāte (TWK 10:29). / Oh dear, Mum, I tore my shirt.
Synonyms: wāhi, tīhae, kōreparepa, tārua ā-matihiko, kauere, ngaeke
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