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whakaaranga

1. (verb) to raise, put forward, suggest.

Arā atu te maha o ngā take e whakaaranga ana e ia i te Pāremata (TTR 1994:108). / There were many issues that he raised in Parliament.

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Synonyms: uaki, whakatupu, whakapakeke, mairanga, riaki, whakatū, whakaara, whakaikeike, whakarawe, whakatipu, whāngai, whakatāiri, kōranga, hāpai, , huataki, rangahua, huaranga, araara, whakatiputipu, whakakaurera, riariaki, whakatairangaranga, hiki


2. (verb) to appear in a vision.

Ka hara te tangata, ka whakaaranga mai te atua (W 1971:14). / When the man transgressed, the atua appeared in a vision.

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