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wewete

1. (verb) (wetekia,wetekina,-a,-kia,-kina) to untie, unravel, analyse.

Me rapu tonu, me wewete mārire i ngā kōpaki, kia kitea ai te kai o roto (KO 15/12/1884:9). / We must search continually, unwrapping the coverings to reveal what's inside.

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2. (verb) (wetekia,wetekina,-a,-kia,-kina) to release, set free, emancipate, liberate, free, discharge.

He nui noa atu ngā rōpā o Rūhia i ngā tau e rua tekau ka pahemo ake nei, engari, nā te pāpā o tēnei Epara i wewete katoa, ā, whakawhiwhia iho e ia ki te whenua, mā tēnei, mā tēnei (KO 15/6/1882:1). / There were an immense number of serfs in Russia in the past twenty years, but this Emperor's father set them all free and he gave land to each of them.

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Synonyms: motu, whakamatara, whakamaheatanga, wete, wetewete, tuku, maheno


3. (noun) release, loosening, untying.

Ka hainatia e ia tana wewete mai i a ia i te tautoko i te Kīngi (TTR 1990:80). / He signed his release of his support for the King.

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Synonyms: whakamatara, wete, wetewete

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