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tute

1. (verb) (-a) to push, shove, nudge, evict.

Ko te mea nui kia tutea, kia kōrurerurehia ngā whakaaro ki te reo Māori e whakamatika nei, e whakapūioio nei tātou (HM 1/1993). / The main thing is to prod and shake up the ideas about the Māori language whereby we rise with strength.

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Synonyms: tuketuke, tuke, panapana, torohaki, tōpana ue, ue, pana, uaki, kōpana, pei, peipei, tōkiri, ātute


2. (noun) nudge, prod, elbow.

Ka kī atu a Tame Te Maro ki a Whaia, “E te tuahine, ko au ki waho, ko koe ki roto.” Ka ea tērā tikanga i tērā kōrero noa iho. Ka whakaae te kuia rā, engari me taku tute atu i a ia me te kī atu, “E tū! E tū!” Kia kite au ka aha ngā koroua rā (Milroy 2015). / Tame Te Maro said to Whaia, "Sister, I'll do outside, you do inside." With that simple statement, that protocol was met. That elderly woman agreed, but with my nudging her and saying, "Stand! Stand!" So I could see what those elderly men would do.

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Synonyms: toromoka

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