makatea
1. (verb) to be scattered.
Makatea ana ngā iwi e takoto nei (JPS 1928:73). / The tribes lying here are scattered.
Synonyms: katea, tīrangorango, kūwawa, maheu, korara, mirara, pirara, mahora, marara, kaupararī, tīrara, tīrararara, papata, wawā, wāwā, whakawawā, mātiritiri, kaupāpari, kātohatoha, pahara, paihore, whakapirara, pīwawa, tīrangaranga
2. (noun) track, trail (left by someone), traces.
I Hūrae ka rokohanga atu e Tawa me tana taua o Te Arawa, te puni a Te Kooti i Waipaoa. Engari kua whakangaro kē atu a ia. Ka takahi atu a Ngāti Porou i tana makatea (TTR 1900:385). / In July Mair and his Te Arawa warparty came upon Te Kooti's camp at Waipaoa, but Te Kooti had already gone. Ngāti Porou followed his trail.
3. (noun) anxiety, apprehension, unease, concern, disquiet.
Ka nui te makatea o te ngākau kei kore e puta tana ihu i te whakamātautau (PK 2008:381). / She was very anxious that she might not pass the exam.
