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whakaata

1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to exhibit, display, reflect, simulate, act, pretend.

Kei te whakaata mai a Puanga-rua i roto i te Kāhui o Tautoru mō te marangai kei a Haki-haratua, arā, kei a Mei (TTT 1/3/1930:2007). / Rigel appearing in the constellation of Orion's Belt indicates rain in the lunar month of Haki-haratua, that is, May.

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Synonyms: whakatau, whaihanga, hangarau, whakatakune, whakaataata, whakataruna


2. (modifier) reflecting.

Ko ētahi anō wāhi o te kūrae nei e nui ana te kōrero, pūrākau, pēnei i te kōrero mō Te Wai Whakaata a Tūtāmure, te hōpua whakaata i kite ai a Tūtāmure i tōna ake āhua (Te Ara 2013). / Other parts of this headland are rich in local history and legend, such as the pool known as Te Wai Whakaata a Tūtāmure, the reflecting pool where Tūtāmure looked at his appearance.

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3. (noun) mirroring.

Ko te whakaata, arā, he ōrite, he ngātahi ngā nekeneke a ētahi kaikanikani tokorua, mata ki te mata, ko tētahi te whakaatanga o tētahi (RMR 2017). / Mirroring is when the movements of pairs of dancers are simultaneous face to face where one is the mirror image of the other.

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4. (noun) reflection, mirror, pointing.

Kua titiro au ki taku whakaata, arā ko te āpiha nei, e whai mai ana i a au, me te tangi haere mai o tona pūtātara hiko (HP 1991:271). / I looked in my mirror and there was this officer pursuing me with his siren going.

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Synonyms: karāhe, karaehe, whakaatanga, ataata, whakaahuatanga, whakaataata, ata, karaihe

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