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1. (verb) to loath, hate, detest, despise, abhor.

ana a roto, kē ana a waho (TWMNT 6/7/1875:159). / Inwardly hating, outwardly quite the contrary (NP 2001:346). (A whakataukī to describe someone who is able to hide their ill-feeling.)

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Synonyms: konekone, whakahouhou, koto, whakawhēuaua

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