2. (verb) to settle down, remain, take root.
Tō hē, e te kara nei, ki te rarau iho koe ki te whenua (TWMNT 11/9/1872:111). / Your mistake, o flag, will be if you take root in this land.
3. (modifier) in captivity.
Kei te noho rarau rāua e noho nei (W 1971:328). / Those two who are living here are living in captivity.
4. (noun) root.
Ko te rerekē o te kūmara i te uwhi, ka tipu te kūmara i te roanga o te tau, ka taea hoki te whakatō i te rarau pihipihi, kāpā ko te kōpura (Te Ara 2013). / Unlike yams, kūmara could be grown year-round, and rooted cuttings could be planted instead of tubers.
