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whakahoe

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to wave the hand in rejection.

Ka tae mai ia ki te kāinga o ō rāua hoa, ka ringihia he karaehe wāina māna, engari ka whakahoe atu i tana ringa nō te mea ko ia te taraiwa o tō rāua waka ko tana tāne. / When she arrived at their friends' home a glass of wine was poured for her, but she waved her hand in refusal because she was the driver of her and her husband's vehicle.

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2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to reject, refuse, show indifference to, foreswear.

I whakahoea e rāua tāna āwhina. / They declined her help.

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Synonyms: whakareretanga, parahako, ākiri, opa, whakarere, huru, ota, whakapekapeka, tohetohe, kapurangi, kape, tohe, whakakāhore, para, whakapeka, whakanau, whakatoitoi, hawa


3. (modifier) rejected, refused, disinherited.

Ko ngā tukunga iho ēnei o te iwi whakahoe (Ng 1993:103). / These are the consequences of a disinherited people.

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4. (noun) indifference, apathy, disreguard, rejection, rebuff.

He uaua te whakahoe i te hunga e mate ana i te hiakai (PK 2008:1086). / Rebuffing people who are starving is difficult.

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Synonyms: whakapeka, whakarere, parahako, ākiri, whakatoitoi

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