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kāhaki

1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to carry off by force, hijack, remove, abduct, kidnap.

Hiki ana te kohu, ā, ka kite atu rātou i ngā tokorima, e kāhakina ana e te tai kāhore i tino matara atu ki waho (THM 1/4/1888:3). / The fog lifted and they saw the five people being carried off by the tide not very far offshore.

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Synonyms: kāwhaki, maiki, tango, tauwehe, mākerekere, whakahorohoro, unuunu, hīkaro, huaranga, hura, opeope, hiki

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