whakamaheni
1. (verb) (-tia) to make smooth, polish, burnish.
Ko ngā kōhatu ka tohungia ka paoa ki te kuru kia maramara. Kātahi kua whakamahia anō ngā kuru hei whakamaheni i ngā taratara (Te Ara 2014). / Selected rocks were struck with hammer stones to produce flakes. Then the hammer stones were also used to smooth rough surfaces.
Synonyms: whakapai ake, whakapīratarata, waku, wakuwaku, whakamahine, pani, whakakanapa, whakapīata, whakapīrata, pārihi, parakena, aumiri
