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tūnguru

1. (verb) (-tia) to be worn away, eroded, blunted.

E noho mōhio tonu ana hoki a Taiwhanga nā ngā pakanga i tūnguru ai te tangata ki te hāpai i te Whakapono (TTR 1990:141). / Taiwhanga knew that because of the wars there was a decline in Christian commitment.

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2. (verb) (-tia) to have lost influence, past it.

Kua tūnguru kē tērā kaiwhakatū ināianei (Ng 1993:328). / That actor is past it now (Ng 1993:328).

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3. (noun) weathering, erosion.

He tukanga wā roa te tūnguru. / Weathering is a long-term process.

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