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marere

1. (verb) to drop, fall, take off (of clothes).

Ka marere ki te mānia, ka ngau i te kapakapa kōwhitiwhiti rangataua (JPS 1952:13). / He dropped down to the plain and attacked the fluttering, leaping grasshoppers.

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2. (verb) to be taken off (of clothes), removed, undressed.

Nā, ka tae ia ki te wai, ka marere ōna kākahu, ka rere ki te wai (TP 1/1913:7). / Now, when she reached the water she took off her clothes and got into the water.

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Synonyms: heuea, pāhorehore


3. (adjective) be generous, give freely.

He wahine ngākau mahara, he marere, he nihowera i āna mahi manaaki i ōna whanaunga, i ōna hoa Māori me te tini noa atu o te Pākehā (TTR 1994:18). / She was a thoughtful gracious woman and a generous host who gave hospitality to her relatives, her Māori friends as well as many Pākehā.

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