whakaroaka
1. (verb) to multiply, magnify.
E taka mai i tua, e whakaroaka ana i ngā mate tawhito (M 2006:486). / Let us harken back to recall and magnify the defeats of long ago (M 2006:487).
Synonyms: rea, putu, whakakaitā, whakanui, whakarahi
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