1. (verb) (hohoutia te rongo) to make peace, cement peace (after war or conflict).
I hoatu e ia tana patu pounamu ki a Hape hei hohou i te rongo (NIT 1995:337). / He gave his greenstone club to Hape to cement the peace.
Synonyms: tahua, hohou, hohou rongo, hohou te rongo, hou, houhou, whawhau
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