whakaihi
1. (verb) (-a) to dedicate, devote.
He mea whakaihi nā te BBC tētehi pāhotanga o ngā kōrero rongonui mōna, ā, i taetae ake ētehi kupu ā-waea mai i ngā wāhi huhua o te ao (TTR 1996:53). / The BBC devoted a broadcast of well-known accounts about her, and telegrams came from many parts of the world.
2. (verb) to betroth, set apart.
He wahine whakaihi mā taku tamaiti (W 1971:74). / She is a woman betrothed to my son.
