whakamōrea
1. (verb) (-tia) to endanger, put at risk, compromise, jeopardize, expose to danger.
Mai i tōna taitamarikitanga, ahakoa ngā uaua me ngā taupatupatu i waenganui i tōna matua me Te Kooti, i kaha tonu te mau a Takurua ki ngā kawenata o te Hāhi Ringatū, kore rawa ia i whakaae kia whakamōrea (TTR 1998:194). / From his youth, despite difficulties and arguments between his father and Te Kooti, Takurua was a strong adherent of the covenants of the Ringatū church and would never agree to compromised them.
Synonyms: whakamōrearea
2. (modifier) endangered, at risk, compromised, jeopardized, exposed to danger.
Kāore e ārikarika ngā manu whakamōrea o Aotearoa. / There are many endangered birds in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Synonyms: whakamōrearea
