whawhau
1. (verb) (-a,-tia,-whia) to bind together, lash together, tie, make peace.
Me mahara hoki tātou he iwi rātou kua mōhio ki te pakanga. Ina hoki ka whawhau i tā rātou rongo, hongi atu te ihu, muri iho ka kōhuru anō (MM.TKM 1/9/1860:30). / We should also remember that they are a people who understand fighting, inasmuch as they make peace, and press noses in greeting, and later they commit murders again.
Synonyms: hohou, hou, tahua, hohou rongo, hohou te rongo, hohou i te rongo, houhou
