2. (modifier) bare, clear, open, exposed to view, public.
Kotahi anō te hāora kua takoto mārakerake noa tā mātou māra (TWMNT 9/2/1875:33). / In just one hour our garden lay bare.
Synonyms: marea, iwi whānui, pāpori, hapori whānui, māmore, monemone, māmori, hohore, rake, tāmore, marake, tāmoremore, hore, moremore, horehore, pākira, more, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tawhera, tūraha, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, kohea
3. (noun) bareness, clarity, openness, exposure, public.
Nā te mea kīhai i tukua e Tāwhiao te katoa o tana toko ki te noho a Ngāti Tama i Poutama, me te mārakerake hoki o te mautohenga a ētahi o ngā taniwha o Ngāti Maniapoto, ka huri a Waitāoro me te maha ōna ki a Te Whiti‑o-Rongomai i Parihaka (TTR 1994:201). / Because Tāwhiao did not give his full support to Ngāti Tama's occupation of Poutama, and it was obvious that some Ngāti Maniapoto leaders made plain their opposition, Waitāoro and many of her people turned to Te Whiti-o-Rongomai at Parihaka.
Synonyms: marake
