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meto

1. (verb) to be extinguished, put out, doused.

Homai he wahie, kei meto te ahi (W 1971:201). / Give me some firewood in case the fire goes out.

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Synonyms: tipoko, tinei, whakapoko, whakaweto, tinetinei, pirau, piro, poko


2. (verb) to become extinct.

Kīhai a Māui i pai kia mate rawa atu te tangata, ki te tino meto rawa atu (White 2 1889:84). / Māui did not want humans to die, to become extinct.

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