1. (verb) (-a,-mia,-tia) to lure, beguile.
Kei noho koe ka kohinua e te kanohi ātaahua o Hineitīweka (PK 2008:280). / Don't you be beguiled by the beautiful face of Hineitīweka.
Synonyms: pātoi, poa, whakawai, maimoa, whakakonuka, whakapoapoa, poapoa, tīmori
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
