1. (modifier) basically, fundamentally, founding, originating.
Ahakoa rā te rerekē, riro ana tēnei hei kaupapa whakapū i te noho tahi a Rua rāua ko te mihingare, ko Hoani Rōtene (TTR 1996:182). / Despite being unusual, this was the basis of the co-operation that developed between Rua and the missionary, John Laughton.
Synonyms: whakapūmau
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