whakamātūtū
1. (verb) to cause to recover (from an illness), cure, restore to health, rehabilitate, heal, recuperate, convalesce.
Ka nui te mana o aua waiariki ki te whakamātūtū i ngā mate, ki te whakamahu i ngā mate (KO 16/2/1885:6). / Those hot pools have a great reputation for curing the sick and healing ailments.
Synonyms: mātūtū, tumahu, whakahaumanu, haumanu, whakaora
2. (modifier) recovering (from an illness), restoring to health, rehabilitating, recuperating, convalescing.
Kua puta mai ia i te hōhipera, ā, kei tētahi kāinga whakamātūtū e noho ana. / She has come out of hospital and is living at a rehabilitation home.
Synonyms: whakanohonoho
