1. (verb) (-tia) to put in place a temporary ritual prohibition, closed season, ban, reserve.
Kua tūrāhuitia te wai (JPS 1904:84). / The stream has been placed under temporary ritual prohibition.
See also rāhui
Synonyms: whakakati, whakatapu, rāhui, toe, whenua rāhui, wehe, whakakawhena, haumi, porowhita, tāpui, whakaputunga
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