whakakotiti
1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to lead astray, divert.
Ko tōna raru nui kē, ka noho āna hapa hei whakakotiti i a koe, i te mea tika (HM 4/2008:5). / The big problem is that its faults will lead you into errors and away from what is correct.
Synonyms: whakahē, whakakonuka, whātītipa
2. (noun) distortion, misrepresentation, spin, alteration.
Kāore i whakahuatia te ahunga mai i a Hoani. Kāore i pai ngā mahi whakatikatika i ngā tuhituhi, i te hē te reo tuhi, ka whakarerekēngia te whakapapa o ngā kōrero, ā, ka whakauruurutia atu ngā kōrero a ētehi kē ki ngā tuhituhi a Nahe. Nō muri mai ka puta tana amuamu ki a Te Mete mō te whakakotiti a Te Waiti i āna kōrero (TTR 1994:59). / The source from Hoani was not acknowledged. The editing was poor: mistakes were inserted, the order of events was altered, and other accounts were interspersed with Nahe's material. Later he complained to S. Percy Smith that White had distorted his account.
Synonyms: whakariroi, whakanewha, whakapeau
