parakitihi
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to practise, drill, train, rehearse.
Me parakitihi kia pai ake ai tō tākaro tēnehi. / You should practise so that your tennis player will improve.
Synonyms: haratau, whakaakoako, mahi, akoako, whakaharatau, whakahāngai, whakawai
2. (loan) (modifier) practice.
Ko te poti o Piaha he mea hanga mō ngā reihi, ko tō ngā Māori he poti parakitihi (TP 9/1903:11). / Pearce's boat had been built for racing, whereas the Māori's one was a practice boat
3. (loan) (noun) practice.
Heoti anō te mea pai, he tēpara; ko āna tamariki, ko Te Rongotewihana, ko Te Matepekeihana, ko tō Parakitihi (TKP 5/11/1857:4). / Well, the best thing is tables, its children are Long Division, Multiplication and Practice.
