whakapōhara
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to impoverish, make poor, ruin.
Te purei hōiho e whakapōhara nei, e whakakūare nei i te tangata (HKW 6/1899:8). / Horse racing which impoverishes and debases man.
Synonyms: whakangaro
2. (loan) (noun) impoverishment, poverty, destitution, ruination.
Kua kite koutou i te hē o te mahi whawhai, he whakapōhara i te tangata tōna tikanga, he whakamate, ā moumou kau te tangata me te taonga (TWMNT 25/3/1873:28). / You have seen how wrong war is, it impoverishes and kills people and is a waste of people and property.
Synonyms: pūhore, tuakoka, pōhara, pōwhara, hahoretanga, mūhore, hāhoretanga
