whakapōturi
1. (verb) (-tia) to decelerate, slow down.
I a rātau e whakawhiti ana i te papa takoto o ngā pōma maina, i te taha tonga o Te Pouaka Kaponga, ka ara mai te āwhā kirikiri, nā konei hoki i whakapōturi tā rātau nekeneke (Te Rātaka o te Ope Taua Māori 9/1942). / As they crossed the minefields to the south of Kaponga Box a sandstorm blew up, and as a result their progress was slowed.
