huataki
1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to raise, lift, begin, lead.
Huatakitia atu tēnā pito o te rākau, kia kitea te māmā (W 1971:66). / Lift that end of the timber to see how light it is.
Synonyms: tārewa, tiraki, whakarewa, tīhei, whakaikeike, whakamaranga, ararewa, hāpai, rangaranga, whakatairangaranga, hiki, konumatā, taki, matā, whakahaere tikanga, kaea, whakahaere, ārahi, arataki, tātaki, tā, whakataki, kōkiri, whaitaki, takitaki, whakatupu, whakapakeke, mairanga, riaki, whakatū, whakaara, whakarawe, whakatipu, whāngai, whakatāiri, whakaaranga, kōranga, hī, rangahua, huaranga, araara, whakatiputipu, whakakaurera, riariaki
2. (verb) (-hia,-na,-tia) to begin, start, commence.
Hei huataki i ngā wānanga hei huarahi ako, ka arotahi ki ngā wānanga Māori i te tuatahi, kātahi ka tirotiro ki ngā whare wānanga Pākehā (Rewi 2005:34). / To commence the deliberations on the methods of learning I will focus on Māori wānanga first and then look at Pākehā universities.
