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tāmōmō

1. (verb) to diminish, lessen, weaken.

Nā tēnei panoni pea i tāmōmō ai te taikaha o ētahi porotēhi take whenua (Te Ara 2015). / This change probably resulted in a diminishing of the stridency of some land protests.

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Synonyms: whakaiti, whakamauru, heke haere, tāharahara, māwhe

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