whakawherewhere
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to induce, prevail upon, persuade, press, appease, propitiate.
Pūmau a Tai Mitchell ki ngā kaupapa ahuwhenua a Āpirana Ngata, ā, nāna hoki a Te Arawa i whakawherewhere kia kuhu ki aua kaupapa (NZH 2014). / Tai Mitchell was a firm supporter of Āpirana Ngata's farming schemes, and he persuaded Te Arawa to participate in them.
Synonyms: whakawhere, whakapakepake, whakakīkī, whakawaiwai, whakawai, whakaturi, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire