whakaparori
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to twist, distort, mislead, pervert, misrepresent, misinterpret.
Kua mōhio hoki te katoa kāore rawa he whakamāoritanga o 'Te Wānanga' i pono, he mea whakaparori kē katoa (TWMNT 30/11/1878:152). / Everybody knows that 'Te Wānanga' never gives correct translations, they are entirely misleading.
Synonyms: tahupera, whakatapeha, aweke, whakariroi, whakahawe, whakanewhanewha, papahu, whātītipa, whakatuapeka, whakanewha, tuapeka, nuka
