whakahorohoro
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to provoke, challenge, confront.
Kia tata mai tō mua, kua whakahorohoro a Te Houtāewa. Kua whakamate mai hoki te kaiaru, kua tawhiti ki mua i ngā hoa, kua huri atu a Te Houtāewa kua patua kia mate (TWK 8:4). / When the one in front was near, Te Houtāewa challenged him. The pursuer was killed because he had got too far away from his companions when Te Houtāewa turned and killed him.
Synonyms: māreherehe, kōpana, pātai, pītaritari, pātari, pītari, eneene, whakapātari, patapatai, mukākā, whakatatari, taunanawe, hītaritari, pākani, pātaritari, patou, pātaitai, whakakārangirangi, whakapātaritari, whakatenetene, whakatumatuma, whakariri, whakatari
2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to abolish, do away with, remove, eliminate, get rid of, bring to an end.
3. (noun) provocation, challenge, confrontation.
Ahakoa ngā whakahorohoro o te wā, e kore rawa te āhua tokopaha e pā ki a ia, nō reira karawhiua! (HM 1/2006:7). / Despite the current challenges, he would never get indigestion, so it's open slather!
Synonyms: pākani, whakapātaritari, whakatumatuma, whakariri, whakapātari, whakataratara, tāwai
