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māheahea

1. (verb) to be free from obstruction, clear.

Kai te tahitahi te kuia nei i te whare kia māheahea ai te moe a te manuhiri (TWK 31:21). / This elderly lady is sweeping the house so that it is clear for the visitors to sleep in.

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2. (modifier) faintly perceptible, free from obstruction, clear.

I roto i tēnei takiwā ka rongo māheahea aku taringa, kua mahi konihi anō te mahi a aua iwi, ka mea au e kore e taea te kokopi te whakaaro (TKM.MM 1/9/1860:32). / In these times my ears have heard indistinctly that those tribes have been acting treacherously, and the opinion (respecting them) cannot be concealed.

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