whakakaha
1. (verb) (-ina,-ngia,-tia) to strengthen, enable, turn up, (sound, etc.), reinforce, charge (phone, computer, etc.).
Whakamahia ai tēnei kōrero hei whakakaha ake i tētahi whakaaro (HKK 1999:10). / This idiom is used to make an idea stronger.
Synonyms: whakaū, taunaki, whakamarohi, aukaha, haukaha
2. (modifier) strengthening, emphasising.
He kupu whakakaha ake ēnei i te tāwara o te kōrero (HKK 1999:10). / These are words that emphasise the essence of the statement.
3. (noun) strengthening, intensification.
Ahakoa tērā, i kite tonu ia i ngā hua e puta ana, arā, te whakakaha ake i te pai o ngā mahi haka, waiata, poi, pātere me te tito waiata (TTR 2000:92). / Despite that, he realised the benefits that accrued, that it would encourage higher standards in haka, waiata, poi, pātere and composition.
