aweke
1. (verb) (-tia) to falsify, misrepresent, misstate, distort.
Mā wai e aweke te Pākehā? (TWMNT 12/11/1873:156). / Who could possibly falsify the numbers of Pākehā?
Synonyms: tahupera, whakatapeha, whakaparori
2. (verb) to worry about.
Kei te aweke au ki te kōtiro e ngaro nei (W 1971:24). / I am worried about the girl who is missing.
3. (verb) to be frivolous, not to be taken seriously.
Heoi rā āku, e aweke noa ana aku kupu (MM.TKM 31/7/1860:53). / That's all I have to say, my words are not to be taken seriously.
4. (modifier) frivolous, trifling, trivial.
He aha te pai o te mahi aweke tonu mō tēnei pire? (TWMNT 2/11/1875:260). / What is the good of bothering about this bill any more?
5. (noun) concern, anxiety, worry, unease, apprehension, misgiving, disquiet.
I runga i te aweke nui o ngā iwi o Rarotonga ki tō rātou reo ka karangatia he hui nui hei kōrero i ngā āhuatanga e pā ana ki te whakatū Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori mō rātou (HM 2/1999:9). / As a result of the great concern of the people of Rarotonga for their language, a conference was called to discuss the aspects regarding the establishing a Māori Language Commission for them.
Synonyms: potau, mānukanuka, hopohopo, raupeka, manawa pā, anipā
