1. (verb) (-tia) to sadden, depress.
Kua kore nei i kitea he kōrero e hiki ake ai te poho, hei whakaongaonga i te hinengaro. Whakapāhi ana tērā (HM 1/1993:5). / Stories that move one and stimulate the mind are no longer seen. That is depressing.
Synonyms: whakaaroha
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