1. (verb) (-tia) to smooth, polish, refine.
Ka whakamahinetia ngā papa ki te hinu (PK 2008:1008). / The boards were polished with oil.
Synonyms: haratau, whakapīratarata, waku, wakuwaku, pani, whakamaheni, whakapai ake, whakapīata, whakapīrata, pārihi, parakena, aumiri, whakakanapa
2. (noun) polisher.
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