whakaturi
1. (verb) to turn a deaf ear, be obstinate, be unyielding, be stubborn, ignore, pay no heed to, take no notice of, pay no attention to.
Ahakoa tana riri ki ana tamariki mō tērā mahi, ko ētahi i whakarongo, ko ētahi ka whakaturi ngā taringa (EM 2002:212). / Despite his anger towards his children for doing that, some did listen, but some turned a deaf ear.
Synonyms: taringa pākura, kakī mārō, tohetohe, turi, ngana, makiki, kōioio, whakatete, whakatohe, whātuturi, hoi, kōroiroi, pukutohe, pūkeke, houkeke, upoko mārō, papamārō, hōkeke, whakatuturi, mōtohe, pake, taumārō, pukutohetohe, pī, whakangongo
2. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to propitiate, appease, mollify, make peace with.
He mea hoatu e Rangi he putiputi ki tana wahine hei whakaturi i a ia. / Rangi gave flowers to his wife to make peace with her.
Synonyms: mirimiri, whakamauru, whakamāmā, whakamārie, whakawhere, whakamāria, whakamārire, whakawherewhere
3. (noun) love token, keepsake.
Mauria tēnei tautau i ngā wā katoa hai whakaturi (Ng 1993:262). / Wear this pendant always as a love token (Ng 1993:262).
Synonyms: manatunga, owha, oha, whakamahara
