1. (verb) to be calm, tranquil, peaceful - generally used with marino.
Tēnā ko tēnei, he whenua rangatira te hanga, tō ana te marino puta noa i te motu (KO 16/5/1882:1). / Now this is a place in a state of peace, tranquility pervades the land.
Synonyms: rangimārie, ukiuki, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, ngehe, āio, houkura, hūmārie, aumārire, mārie, mārire, hūmārire, whakaaio
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