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rapurapu

1. (verb) (-a) to seek (in a variety of places), look for.

Haere atu ki te āmiomio i te nuku o te whenua, ki te rapurapu pū, ki te rapurapu paura (TH 1/1/1861:1). / Go and travel around the length and breadth of the land to look for guns and powder.

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Synonyms: kimi, ārohi, whai, whakarapu, rapa, raparapa, haha, kimikimi, rapu, hāhau, takitaki

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