rata
1. (verb) to like, warm to, take a liking to, take to.
I te tīmatanga, kīhai te Māori i rata ki te whakatipu witi, he rerekē hoki nā te hātepe whakapaipai, he rerekē hoki te āhua o te witi ki ērā ngā tipu a te Māori (Te Ara 2013). / At first, Māori did not take to growing wheat because it required processing, and was different from the traditional crops of the Māori.
Synonyms: matareka, riterite, manako, me, ōrite, pai, ānō, pīrangi, rite, tairite, ānō nei, enanga, kei
2. (modifier) friendly, quiet, tame.
Ko aua pōtiki, he tohorā rata (HP 1991:11). / Those pets were tame whales.
Synonyms: maho, rangimārie, māhaki, māika, nohopuku, tōngā, wahangū, nguengue, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, hū, hūnguengue, hāngū, rarata, mārire
