hangarau
1. (verb) (-tia) to deceive, fool, jest.
Ka mea atu a Māui ki tōna kōkā, “E kui! Koia anō i taringa turi ai ō tamariki. Kāti, māku noa e tiki he ahi.” Ka mea mai te kuia rā, “Auaka koe e haere ki te tiki ahi, koi hangarau koe ki tō tipuna.” (JPS 1929:21). / Māui said to his mother, "Old lady! Your children don't listen. Well, I will fetch some fire." The elderly woman said, "Don't you go and fetch fire, lest you play tricks on your ancestor."
Synonyms: hangareka, kārikarika, whakanene, whakatara, whakatara
2. (modifier) pretend.
Ko ia tēnā e mahi hangarau ana he kaituku waiata a ia, e whakamōhio atu ana ko wai ngā kaiwaiata o ia tēpa (TWK 56:26). / She would pretend that she was a disc jockey and she knew who the singers were on each tape.
Synonyms: whakatakune, whakaata, whakaataata, whakataruna
3. (noun) trickery, chicanery, cheating, deception.
Ko ngā tohunga o muri nei he tinihanga noa iho ā rātou mahi, kāore i rite ki ngā tohunga o neherā, he tapu, he wehi, tēnā ko ō muri nei he hangarau ngā mahi (TP 1/3/1900:9). / The tohunga of contemporary times practice trickery, not like the tohunga of olden times who were tapu and frightening - those of today practise chicanery.
