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tū

1. (verb) (-tia) to fight, engage, oppose.

I te rua o ngā rā, ka hoe te waka a Tātua-harakeke ki te āmene mai i ōna iwi hei tū i a Te Wera (JPS 1900:68). / On the second day, the canoe of Tātua-harakeke paddled off to gather his people to oppose Te Wera.

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Synonyms: tautētete, tāwari, ātete, whakatete, tātā

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