whakakāhore
1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to refuse, deny, negate, abolish, annul, object, annihilate.
E kore tēnā kōrero e taea te whakakāhore (W 197184). / That statement can not be denied.
Synonyms: whakakorekore, whakakore, whākorekore, kape, para, whakahoe, whakapeka, hawa, whakanau, huru, ota, whakapekapeka, kapurangi, rawa, whakatoitoi, takunetanga, ahanoa, mea, tarawene, tohe, tohetohe, taonga
2. (verb) to turn into a negative sentence, negate (grammar).
Hei whakamaumahara noa ake, kei te hē te 'Ehara au he (kupuingoa)' hei whakakāhore i te 'He (kupuingoa) au.' Me huri rawa te 'he' kia 'i te', pēnei nā: He kōtiro au. Ehara au i te kōtiro (HJ 2012:71). / As a strong reminder, 'Ehara au he (noun)' is incorrect to negate 'He (noun) au.' The 'he' must be changed to 'i te', for example: He kōtiro au. Ehara au i te kōtiro.
