1. (verb) to make much of, treat with deference.
He mea whakamiramira nāku taku tamaiti (W 1971:202). / I treated my child with deference.
Synonyms: whakamaimoa
2. (modifier) important, significant, noteworthy.
Kātahi nā te pō whakamiramira i a Tīmoti (Kāretu 2009:10). / What an important night for Tīmoti.
Synonyms: whakaihiihi, tāpua, hirahira, hira, tāpua
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