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whakatairangaranga

1. (verb) to elevate, lift, raise.

Nā Ngā Puhi i whakatairangaranga ki te riri, koia a Toka-ā-kuku (W 1971:364). / It was Ngā Puhi who rose up to fight, hence the battle at Toka-ā-kuku.

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Synonyms: tārewa, tiraki, whakarewa, tīhei, whakaikeike, whakamaranga, ararewa, hāpai, huataki, rangaranga, hiki, whakatupu, whakapakeke, mairanga, riaki, whakatū, whakaara, whakarawe, whakatipu, whāngai, whakatāiri, whakaaranga, kōranga, , rangahua, huaranga, araara, whakatiputipu, whakakaurera, riariaki

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