oati
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to swear an oath, swear in, promise, pledge, guarantee, vow, swear, assure, undertake.
Koia nā te haere a Te Wānanga nō te mea i oatitia ia i runga i te ritenga o te Ture o ngā Perēhi i Nui Tīreni (TW 5/8/1874:1). / Thus will the Wananga be run because it was sworn in according to the provisions of the New Zealand Press Law.
2. (loan) (modifier) of promise.
Ki te kī koe kia tukua taua tono a Ngāti Toa, kia puta i runga i ngā kupu oati a Te Mākarini, he kupu oati nei hoki (TW 23/11/1878:591). / If you say that that request of Ngāti Toa should be allowed to come about due to McLean’s words of promise, there are other words of promise to consider.
3. (loan) (noun) promise, guarantee, pledge, word, bond, vow, commitment, undertaking, assurance, oath.
Kua takoto kē te oati ā-waha a te Pirimia, a Te Taute ki a Ngāti Maniapoto i te tau 1885, kia whakatapua te waipiro ki te Rohe Pōtae (TTR 1998:89). / A verbal promise had been made to Ngāti Maniapoto in 1885 by the Premier, Robert Stout, whereby liquor was banned from the King Country.
Synonyms: kohukohu, whakaoati, oatitanga, whakaoatitanga, kī taurangi, kupu taurangi, taunaha, taurangi, takoha, whakataurangi, kirihipi
