1. (verb) to throw down, destroy, demolish (a number of things).
Ko te mahi hou a te Kāwanatanga o Rūhia a te Soviet he turaturaki i ngā whare karakia katoa, he tahu ki te ahi (TTT 1/3/1930:1991). / The latest activity of the Government of Russia, of the Soviets, is destroying all the church buildings by burning them.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
