whakangū
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to silence, mute.
Nā ngā ture o mua tō tātou reo i whakangū ai i roto i ngā kura mō te kotahi rau rima tekau tau. / Because of former laws our language was silenced in schools for one hundred and fifty years.
Synonyms: wahangū, hāngū, nohopuku, haumūmūtanga, whakamūmū
2. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to neutralise.
Ko tā te pāpāhua he whakangū i te waikawa (RP 2009:310). / A base neutralises an acid (RP 2009:310).
