kake

1. (verb) (-a) to climb upon or over, ascend, mount, scale.

Ka kake a Tāne ki Te Toi-o-ngā-rangi ka hou atu ki te whare rā, Te Tihi-o-Manono (Te Ara 2015). / Tāne ascended to Te Toi-o-ngā-rangi (the highest of the 12 heavens) and entered the house, Te Tihi-o-Manono.

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Synonyms: maunga, ekeeke, whakaeke

2. (verb) (-a) to be superior to, overcome.

Kīhai aua tohunga i kake ake i a ia (NM 1928:149). / Those tohunga did not overcome him.

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Synonyms: poke, where, pāpā, wikitōria, whakatina, tārū, hinga, poko, raupatu, tae, takapapa, pārure, whakatūoi, mate, whara

3. (verb) (-a) to beat to windward.

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