1. (verb) (-a) to put off, adjourn.
Pāuhua ake e ia ki raro ngā rangatiratanga me ngā mana, whakakitea nuitia ana e ia, ā waiho ana e ia taua rīpeka hei mea whakataka māna i a rātou (PT Korohe 2:15). / And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Synonyms: unu, whakaanuanu, tuku, mahue
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