whakaratarata
1. (verb) to tame, subdue, make amenable, make responsive, control, placate, reduce tension.
Ko Ngāti Hauā me Waikato e hiahia ana ki te whakaratarata atu ki te kāwanatanga (TTR 1990:310). / Ngāti Hauā and Waikato wanted to reduce tensions with the government.
Synonyms: whakararata, whakarata, whakarangimārie, whakamārie, whakaepaepa
2. (modifier) tame, docile, compliant.
He tangata hauora, he wairua whakaratarata; he hihiko rawa atu ia mō te ako ki te tuhituhi kōrero (TTR 1990:25). / He was a lively person with a friendly disposition and very interested in learning to write.
3. (noun) placation, pacification, taming, subduing, pacifying, breaking in, domestication, mediation.
Nā runga i ngā whakaratarata a Robert Graham i te marama o Hune, ka whakatūria te Komiti Nui o Rotorua hei kimi rongoā mō ngā whenua e raruraru ana (TTR 1990:159). / Because of the mediation of Robert Graham in June, the Great Committee of Rotorua was set up to seek solutions to land disputes.
Synonyms: takawaenga, whakararata, whakarata, whakamauru
