pati
1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to try to obtain by coaxing and flattery, cadge, scrounge, solicit.
Ko tāna mahi he toro haere i ngā kaipakihi nui te moni ka pati moni mai ai i a rātou mō te Tau o te Reo Māori te kaupapa (HM 4/1994). / Her task is to visit wealthy businesses to solicit money for Māori Language Year.
Synonyms: pītoto, kaipaoke, whakapati, patipati, kaimātai, pīnene, pīnono, whakapatipati
2. (noun) plea, entreaty, appeal.
Kei te maumahara ake pea ētahi o koutou ki tā mātou pati i tērā tau kia tukuna mai ngā kupu Māori kāore e kitea ana i te papakupu Māori a Te Wiremu (HM 1/1995). / Some of you probably remember our plea last year to send us the Māori words not found in Williams' Māori dictionary.
