2. (verb) (-tia) to compensate, recompense, avenge.
I tōna pakeketanga ka parematatia e ia a Rongowhakaata (TTR 1990:382). / In his later life he took revenge on Rongowhakaata.
3. (noun) payment, return, reply, reparation, compensation, damages.
Ka whiwhi te iwi ki tētahi paremata me tētahi whakapāha mō ngā whenua i raupatutia e te Karauna i te tekau tau atu i 1860 (Te Ara 2012). / The tribe obtained compensation and an apology for the land which was confiscated in the 1860s by the Crown.
Synonyms: moni whakaea, homaitanga, utu, hoatutanga, utunga, moni utu, auraki, hoki, hokinga, waihape, urupare, whakahoki, whakahokihoki, whakautu
4. (noun) present of food made by guests to the providers of a feast.
5. (noun) return feast for one previously provided.
