whakamate
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to put to death, kill, execute, cause to be sick.
Ka whakamatea a Kereopa mō te kōhuru i a Te Wākana, 1872 (Ma 1888:3). / Kereopa was executed for the murder of Mr Volkner, 1872.
Synonyms: tinei, patu, tope, tukituki, whakahinga
2. (modifier) contaminated, polluted, infected.
Tū kē ana te ihu i te rerenga mai o te piro i ngā wai whakamate (KO 13/12/1882:6). / Smelling the stench of the contaminated water.
Synonyms: poke
3. (modifier) killing, slaying.
Kātahi ka karakia i tōna paihana whakamate tangata (JPS 1894:169). / Then he recites his man-killing incantation.
4. (noun) killing, destruction, slaying.
Tū kaha ana rātou i ngā take tiaki taiao, pērā i te keringa o ngā kirikiri i te one o Pākiri, te whakamate i te kiore i te moutere o Hauturu, te rāhuitanga hoki o ngā tohu whenua nui ki te iwi (Te Ara 2014). / They were also at the forefront of many issues of preservation of the environment, including the taking of sand from Pākiri Beach, the destruction of rats on Hauturu Island, and the preservation of cultural heritage sites important to the people.
