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mukākā

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to irritate, provoke, annoy.

Nāna au i mukākā, koinā au i tahuri ai ki te meke i a ia (PK 2008:482). / He provoked me, so that's why I set about punching him.

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Synonyms: hītaritari, pākani, pātaritari, patou, pātaitai, whakakārangirangi, whakapātaritari, whakatenetene, whakatumatuma, whakahorohoro, whakariri, whakatari, māreherehe, kōpana, pātai, pītaritari, pātari, pītari, eneene, whakapātari, patapatai, whakatatari, taunanawe

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