mātātaki
1. (verb) (-na) to challenge.
Ko te whakaaro o Te Kooti, he mātātaki i te Kīngi, i a Tāwhiao. I mea ia, ko ia kē hei ārahi i te iwi Māori ki te taha wairua (TTR 1990:218). / Te Kooti intended to challenge the King, Tāwhiao. He said that he should be the spiritual leader of the Māori people.
2. (verb) (-na) to inspect, watch, inspect, examine, observe, gaze at.
See also mātakitaki
