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heuea

1. (verb) be separated, disengaged, removed, stripped off - only used in this passive form.

Heoi, ka hoki te wahine pononga. Ka noho te tuahine o Tiki. Kīhai anō i ngaro atu i tua i te more, ehara kua heuea atu e te wahine ngā kākahu o Oneone (JPS 1952:190). / And so the female servant went back. Tiki's sister remained. The servant had not disappeared round the headland before she had stripped off Oneone's garments.

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Synonyms: marere, pāhorehore


2. (verb) be uncovered, unveiled.

Nō tēnei hui i heuea ai te uhi o te kōhatu whakamaharatanga ki te Hōnore Wī Pere (TKO 30/4/1919:7). / At this gathering the memorial stone to the Honourable Wī Pere was unveiled.

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3. (verb) be freed from tapu.

Kei runga tonu taua tapu i ngā kaihī kia heuea rā anō e te tohunga ina ū ki uta (Te Ara 2015). / The tapu remained on the fishermen until it was eventually removed by a tohunga when they came ashore.

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