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marotiritiri

1. (verb) to cultivate, plant.

Mā wai au e marotiritiri kia pītau mata-a-tipu kia anga nui ki te rā (Milroy 2012). / Who will nurture me so that the young shoots face directly to the sun.

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Synonyms: tanu, pou, tipu, tou, rākau, rumaki, tiri, tiritiri, kōkō, whakatō, whakatōtō, whakatopatopa

2. (noun) cultivation, planting.

Ko te mahi nui kē ko te marotiritiri i te whenua haumako kei roto i ō rātau poho ki te whakatō i ngā purapura ki roto i a rātau (Milroy 2015). / The main task is the cultivation of the fertile ground in their hearts to plant the seed within them.

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Synonyms: rerenga, rumaki, whakatō, whakatōtō, whakatōnga, pounga, ono, whakatiputipu

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