2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to provoke.
Mehemea ka puta he riri nā ngā hōia i eneene i waenga i a rātou me ngā Māori e tautoko ana i te kāwanatanga, ka tonoa mā ngā pirihimana Māori e whakatau (TTR 1990:29). / If altercations provoked by the soldiers arose between them and Māori who supported the government, the Māori police were asked to settle them.
See also eneene riri
Synonyms: hītaritari, pākani, pātaritari, patou, pātaitai, whakakārangirangi, whakapātaritari, whakatenetene, whakatumatuma, whakahorohoro, whakariri, whakatari, māreherehe, kōpana, pātai, pītaritari, pātari, pītari, whakapātari, patapatai, mukākā, whakatatari, taunanawe
3. (stative) be totally consumed, wasted, bare.
Kua eneene noa āku kai (W 1971:27). / My food has been completely consumed.