tuapeka
1. (verb) (-ina,-tia) to deceive, mislead, dissemble, dissimulate, dupe, conceal one's motives or intentions.
He mea tuapeka a Tūrongo e tana tuakana, e Whatihua (PK 2008:987). / Tūrongo was deceived by his elder brother, Whatihua.
Synonyms: papahu, whakatuapeka, whakanewha, nuka, whakaparori, whakanewhanewha, whātītipa
2. (modifier) deceiving, deceitful, misleading, dissembling, duplicitous.
Ko taua kupu a Te Hīhana he kupu tuapeka, tupehau, rūpahu noa; ko tōna āhua tonu ia, kāore he tangata e whakapono ki ēnā tū kōrero (TWMNT 18/1/1879:245). / Mr Sheehan's word is reckless assertion, bluster and lies for which he is too noted and nobody believes that type of talk.
Synonyms: whakapōhēhē, whakakūare, hāwatewate
3. (noun) deceit, deception, trickery, deceitfulness.
He mea whakapōhēhē i te tangata taua kōrero i 'Te Wānanga', he tuapeka mārire; ko te whakamāoritanga hoki o taua kōrero kīhai rawa i tika, hē rawa ana (TWMNT 30/11/1875:152). / The article in 'Te Wānanga' is misleading, it's very deceitful; and the translation into Māori is quite incorrect.
