puri
1. (verb) (-tia) to hold, retain possession of, keep, hold on to, grip, restrain, keep in the memory.
Heoi anō, nā te hiahia tonu o Timi Kara ki te puri i ngā whakahaere, ka tohua e ia he tiamana ki ngā poari e popore ana ki te rīhi (TTR 1994:13). / However, because of James Carroll's desire to hold onto control, he appointed chairmen to the boards who favoured leasing.
Synonyms: tiaki, pupuru, pupuri, puripuri, nati, paraire, whakaita, whakatina, whakawhenua, whakapupuri
2. (modifier) memorised, retained, ancient (lore).
Ehara anake ko ngā kōrero tīpuna e pā ana ki ngā kōrero puri, ki ngā tāhuhu kōrero me te whakapapa i mau i a ia (TTR 1994:16). / It wasn't only the ancestral narratives of ancient lore, history and knowledge of genealogy that she held.
Synonyms: mau
3. (noun) holding, retention, retaining.
Ki tōna nei whakaaro me mau tonu te puri a ngā tāngata whai pānga i ō rātau whenua (TTR 1998:12). / In his opinion the shareholders should continue with the retention of their land.
