1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to lead astray, infatuate, mislead, beguile.
Kia tūpato kei whātītipa koe e te tangata rā. / Be careful in case you are led astray by that person.
Synonyms: whakahē, whakakonuka, whakakotiti, papahu, whakatuapeka, whakanewha, tuapeka, nuka, whakaparori, whakanewhanewha
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