taiari
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to beat, drive back, smash, crush, repel, repulse.
Ko Tiakitai tētahi o ngā kaingārahu nāna i taiari te hunga whakaeke (TTR 1990:348). / Tiakitai was one of the leaders who repulsed the attackers.
Synonyms: taieri
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to beat, drive back, smash, crush, repel, repulse.
Ko Tiakitai tētahi o ngā kaingārahu nāna i taiari te hunga whakaeke (TTR 1990:348). / Tiakitai was one of the leaders who repulsed the attackers.
Synonyms: taieri
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