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whakamārie

1. (verb) (-tia) to calm, pacify, appease, propitiate, placate.

See also whakamāria, whakamārire

Synonyms: whakaturi, whakawhere, whakawherewhere, whakamāria, whakamārire, whakaepaepa, whakangehe, whakarata, whakaratarata, whakarangimārie, whakamahuru, whakamāriri, whakamāhaki

2. (modifier) peaceful, calm, quiet, gentle, appeasing, placatory.

Synonyms: whakamauru, rangimārie, ukiuki, whakamāria, whakamārire, ngehe, āio, houkura, hūmārie, aumārire, tō, mārie, mārire, hūmārire, whakaaio, maho, māhaki, māika, nohopuku, tōngā, wahangū, nguengue, hū, rata, hūnguengue, hāngū, rarata

3. (noun) calmness, tranquility, appeasement, atonement.

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