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whakarorerore

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to bind, lash, truss, wrap, tie up.

He aha te tikanga ka whakarorerorea noatia nei au e koe? (W 1971:347). / What's the reason for you tying me up?

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Synonyms: rona, karawhiu, mīmiro, tui, tauhere, mimire, ruruku, whiu, tātā, whiwhita

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