1. (verb) (-na) to lift up, raise.
Tērā te pōkēao ka riakina mai kei Te Ponanga (M 2007:16). / A dark cloud rises from Te Ponanga.
Synonyms: whakatāiri, kōranga, hāpai, riariaki, hiki, whakatupu, whakapakeke, mairanga, whakatū, whakaara, whakaikeike, whakarawe, whakatipu, whāngai, whakaaranga, hī, huataki, rangahua, huaranga, araara, whakatiputipu, whakakaurera, whakatairangaranga
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