1. (verb) obsessed, preoccupied, carried away, fixated.
Warea kē ana ērā ki te whakaātaahua mai, me te aha, maroke ake ana nei, maroke ake ana nei. / They were carried away with beautifying themselves and as a result they were quite boring.
Synonyms: māharahara, tāuteute, pakihaha
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