2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to turn inside out.
He mea kōhure tōna poraka e ia, arā, ko waho ki roto, ko roto ki waho. / He turned his sweater inside out, that is the outside in and the inside out.
3. (verb) to be full, overflowing.
Takihakohako te kete ka kōhure (W 1971:127). / The basket is heaped up and overflowing.
Synonyms: puhake, pūhakehake, puha, kōrengarenga
4. (verb) to emphasise, stand out, be conspicuous, be distinctive, be prominant.
Ka kōhure a Pāoa, me te turuturu pourewa te āhua e haere atu ana (NM 1928:161). / Pāoa was conspicuous, looking like a pied stilt walking along.
5. (modifier) outstanding, conspicuous, distinctive, prominent.
He tangata kōhure a Erihana i te mahi whakahaere, tino kaha anō hoki ōna pūmanawa hei kaihautū (TTR 1998:41). / Ellison was an outstanding administrator with strong leadership qualities (DNZB 1998:159).
Synonyms: whakaharahara, ahurei, kātuarehe, te kino kē hoki, ka mahi ..., taiea, taumata rau, tapatapahi ana, matararahi, koutu, tāpua, koure, whakaea, whakarae, whakahī, hōhō, tutū
6. (noun) development of a tree or plant to maturity.
