moturere
1. (verb) to be cut off short, abbreviated, shortened.
E kore rānei koutou e whakamā ki te hāpai pū mō te tangata hara kore? Me tuku rā kia kōtitia, kia wawe te moturere ki te mea i tika (TWMNT 1/12/1874:297). / Are you not ashamed to take up arms against an unoffending person? Let the matter be taken into the court, so that it can speedily be settled to the rightful person.
Synonyms: pore
