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raweke

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to meddle with, interfere with, tamper with, have on.

I te takoto whārōrō ana i tēnā moenga kua hemo. Nā tēnei, ka tino ū te whakaaro o ētahi, āe, he tino he kanga anō e tino tau ana ki runga i te hunga e raweke ana i ngā kōiwi o ngā Pārao (TTT 1/11/1929:1914). / While he was lying stretched out on his bed he died.This confirmed the opinion of some that it was because of a curse that settled on the group meddling with the bones of the Pharaohs.

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Synonyms: rahurahu, hūrau, raukoti


2. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to manipulate, prepare, dress, fashion.

He toetoe anō te toetoe, he raupō ano te raupō, he kākaho ano te kākaho, otiia mā te ringa tangata e raweke aua mea ka kīia ai he whare (TW 13/1/1877:13). / Toetoe is just toetoe, raupō is just raupō, and toetoe stems are just toetoe stems, but by human hands manipulating those things a house is created.

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Synonyms: tītakataka, whakatika, pātā, whakapai, whakataka, rahurahu, whakaute, takataka, whakareri, whakatau, whakatikatika, whakatakatū, takatū, whakatakataka, rāpoi, rāwekeweke, whāwhā, whawhe


3. (modifier) meddlesome, mischievous.

He nui aua mahi raweke a Māui (W 1971:333). / Māui's mischievous activities were numerous.

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Synonyms: whakatoi, hanariki, haututū, maikutu, whawhewhawhe, whakapōrearea, tutū, porohīanga, hīanga


4. (noun) meddling, interfering, tampering.

Ko tētahi mea hē rawa, ko te raweke a ētahi o ā rāua tamariki i ngā kēne whurutu, arā, he mea wero ngā tini, kātahi ka unumia te wai, ka whakahokia ki runga i ngā whata (TTR 1996:60). / One problem was that some of their children would meddle with the cans of fruit, that is they would puncture the tins, drink the juice and put them back on the shelves.

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Synonyms: rāwekeweke, whawhewhawhe

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