1. (verb) to be powerless, ineffectual.
I te hinganga o tana rōpū tōrangapū i te pōtitanga o te motu, ka rōrā noa te kaihautū, kāore i roa i muri mai, ka makere mai i tana tūranga (PK 2008:787). / When his political party fell in the general election, the leader became powerless, and it wasn't long after that that he stepped down from his position.
3. (noun) weakling, unskilled person.
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