whakamārire
1. (verb) (-tia) to calm, pacify, appease, propitiate.
Nā te mea he taonga te pounamu nā te rangatira, he taonga hoki hei whakamārire i te riri, he mana nui, he tapu nui te pounamu (Te Ara 2014). / Because greenstone is a possession of chiefs and a treasure to make peace, it has great mana (status) and tapu (sacredness).
See also whakamārie
Synonyms: whakaturi, whakawhere, whakawherewhere, whakarangimārie, whakamahuru, whakamārie, whakamāriri, whakamāhaki, whakamāria, whakaepaepa, whakangehe, whakarata
2. (modifier) quiet, gentle, appeased, peaceful, calming, placatory.
I Hune ka tae a Tiemi Make, te kōmihana ā-iwi, me ngā rangatira o ētahi atu rohe ki te hui whakamārire i Te Hokianga (TTR 1994:166). / In June James Mackay, the civil commissioner, and chiefs from other areas came to Hokianga to mediation meeting.
Synonyms: whakamauru, mārie, mārire, hūmārire, whakaaio, rangimārie, ukiuki, whakamārie, whakamāria, ngehe, āio, houkura, hūmārie, tō, aumārire, maho, māhaki, māika, nohopuku, tōngā, wahangū, nguengue, hū, rata, hūnguengue, hāngū, rarata
