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whakahou

1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to revise, renew, rebuild, renovate, update, restore, reversion.

He māmā ia te manu ki te hāro haere i ngā takiwā nei, ki te whakahou i ngā tirohanga kanohi o ngā rā ka huri nei (TP 1/1/1900:8). / But it's easy for a bird to soar over these regions to view again familiar landscapes.

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Synonyms: whakamōhou, whakahouhou, tāmata, whakapai


2. (noun) renewal, revitalisation, restoration, reversioning.

Ko te whakarākei te whakamahi pūrere tāhiko ki te rāwekeweke i ngā wāhanga o tētahi hopunga puoro, ko te whakahou i ngā kōtuituinga o ngā wāhanga, kia puta ai he rerenga hou o te puoro (RTP 2015:123). / A remix is the use of electronic devices to manipulate the pieces of a musical recording to create an altered version of the music (RTP 2015:123).

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Synonyms: whakahounga, whakahoutanga, whakaoranga, whakaora, whakamāuitanga

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