whakapoapoa
1. (verb) to entice, induce, attract, charm, lure, tempt.
I Noema o 1872 i mea atu te kāwanatanga ā-porowini o Ōtākou e £5,000 te moni ka utua ki a Ngāi Tahu hei whakapoapoa i a rātou ki te tango mai i tā rātou kerēme i te Kaunihera Motuhake a te Kuini, ā, kia whakakorea hoki te kerēme mō te whenua rāhui rā i Princes Street (TTR 1994:101). / In November 1872 the Otago provincial government paid Ngāi Tahu £5,000 to entice them to withdraw their claim against the Privy Council and to surrender the claim for the reserve land at the Princes Street.
Synonyms: pātoi, poa, whakawai, maimoa, whakakonuka, kohinu, poapoa, tīmori
2. (modifier) enticing, bribing, tempting, inducing.
Kua puta te whakatūpato ki ngā iwi he mahi whakapoapoa noa nā te kāwanatanga tāna whai kia oti wawe ngā whakataunga kokoraho. / The caution to the tribes has been expressed that the government's attempt to complete the claims settlements early is an act of bribery.
3. (noun) temptation, incentive, enticement, inducement.
Me pēwhea te whakawai, te whakapoapoa i a rātou kia ngākau reka mai ai? / How can we tempt and induce them to become attracted?
