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whakaoreore

1. (verb) to instigate, mobilise, stimulate.

Nā rāua anō ko Wiremu i whakaoreore ngā mahi whakahou i te whare nui o Te Porowini i Taumārere (TTR 2000:41). / She and Bill instigated the renovations of Te Porowini meeting house at Taumārere.

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2. (modifier) stimulating, motivational.

I whakatūria tēnei rōpū e te Kāwanatanga i te marama o Hereturikōkā, i te tau 1987, hei rōpū whakaoreore, whakapakari i tō tātou reo (TWK 38:2). / This organisation was established in August, 1987, as a motivational group to strengthen our language.

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3. (noun) stirring, awakening, movement.

Ina tae mai te koanga kua tīmata ngā whakaoreore i te whenua o ngā māra me ngā pārekereke (TWK 54:29). / When spring arrives the stirring of the ground of the gardens and seedbeds has begun.

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Synonyms: hikohiko, kori, whakanekeneke, korikori, nekehanga, whakatakataka, nukunuku

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