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tito

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to compose, invent stories, etc.

Ka titohia e Paratene he waiata, ka hākari te iwi (TTR 1990:111). / Paratene composed a song and the tribe had a feast.

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2. (noun) falsehood, lie, deception.

Nā te tīmatanga o te whakaatutanga a Rua i tōna poropititanga ka kitea te tito (TKO 15/9/1916:8). / When Rua began revealing his prophecies the falsehoods were discovered.

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Synonyms: kēā, papahu, tahupera, rūkahu, whakateka, teka, tipatipa, tīpapa, kōrero teka, kōrero parau, horihori, hori, pūkei, rūpahu, takoto, hāwatewate, pūkai, paraparau, patu taringa

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