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rautupu

1. (verb) (-a,-ria) to retaliate, kill in revenge.

Nō te wā e potapotae ana i te tau 1818 ka rautupua a Taranaki e te marau a Ngāti Toa (TTR 1990:298). / Around the year 1818 a retaliatory raid was made on Taranaki by the raiding party of Ngāti Toa.

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Synonyms: rautipu


2. (noun) revenge, vengeance.

E kore tōu mate e wawe te rautupu (M 2006:486). / Your dead will not be avenged quickly.

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Synonyms: utu, whakakaitoa, ngaki, uto, ngakinga, utunga

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