whakatuhera
1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to open, set open.
He mea whakatuhera te hui e te Perehitini ki te inoi (TTT 1/11/1927:676). / The President opened the meeting with a prayer.
See also whakatuwhera
Synonyms: pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, marake, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera, are, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui
2. (noun) opening, opening up.
Ka mea te Minita, ki tōna whakaaro me whakatikatika anō te ture kia tere ai te whakatuhera me te hoko i ētahi o ngā whenua Māori (TPH 30/5/1912:3). / The Minister said that in his opinion the law should be amended again so that the opening up and sale of some of the Māori lands is speeded up.
See also whakatuwhera
Synonyms: tuwhera, huakanga, tomotomokanga, pūaha, wāhi, wāhinga, tāwaha, tomokanga, whakapuare, whakatuwheratanga, whakapuaretanga, pūahaaha, puare, puta, pūwaha, angotanga, waha, wherahanga, whakatuwhera, wherawhera, putanga, whakatuheratanga, tarawaha
