pārure
1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to overcome, maltreat, mistreat, ill-treat, abuse, plunder.
He mea pārure ngā mauhere e te hoariri, kāore kē i tika te tiaki i a rātou (PK 2008:609). / The prisoners were mistreated by the enemy who did not look after them correctly.
See also pārurenga
Synonyms: takakino, marure, hunuhunu, rurerure, maukino, tunuhuruhuru, tūkino, whakarekereke, romi, mūrei, muru, pāhua, pāhuahua, kōhunu, hone, poko, raupatu, tae, takapapa, whakatūoi, mate, whara, poke, kake, where, pāpā, wikitōria, whakatina, tārū, hinga
