2. (stative) be scattered, spread, extend.
Kua mahora te reo Kariki i taua wā ki ērā whenua katoa hei reo mō te tūponotanga o tētahi ki te tangata iwi kē, reo tauhou (TKO 3/1915:3). / At that time the Greek language had spread to all those countries as a common language of communication between people who spoke different languages.
Synonyms: katea, tīrangorango, kūwawa, maheu, korara, mirara, pirara, marara, kaupararī, tīrara, tīrararara, papata, wawā, wāwā, whakawawā, makatea, mātiritiri, kaupāpari, kātohatoha, pahara, paihore, whakapirara, pīwawa, tīrangaranga
3. (modifier) lank, drooping.
Tō uru mahora ka piua e te tai (TTT 1/12/1928:s76). / Your lank hair was washed by the tide.
